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45,000 | 45,001 | 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 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 6,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;Groovy;Perl;Python | Go;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift;Zig | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Red Hat;NixOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 69,744 | 6 |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 10 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 230,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Neo4J;Supabase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Cloudflare;Datadog;New Relic | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Amazon Bedrock;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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45,003 | 45,004 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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 | 27 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
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NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Pip | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No and I would cut ties with anyone doing that. Aka remove them from employment off my teams | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think they will as I design things that don't exist and are specific to an organization. I don't think we will see exponential general intelligence soon. | 275,000 | 5 |
45,004 | 45,005 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | 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;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, I am a vibe coder | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChromaDB;supabase | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication | null | 5 |
45,005 | 45,006 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | System administrator | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 15 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Cassandra;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;WordPress;Axum | Deno;Axum | Deno;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem domain identification, human interaction, troubleshooting. | null | null |
45,006 | 45,007 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
Confidence in longevity and maintenance | Ethical concerns
Low development activity / stale repo | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 4 | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 0 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor 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 | 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 | 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 | Code review | null | null |
45,007 | 45,008 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | null | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C# | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | null | null | null | null | null | Search for answers | null | null | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 10 |
45,008 | 45,009 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | null | null | null | reStructuredText/Sphinx
reStructuredText/Sphinx | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Communicating and interacting with humans. Especially in regards to complex or high level solution architecture. | null | 7 |
45,009 | 45,010 | I am learning to code | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Python | null | Pwsh
sql | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | 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.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to 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 | null | null |
45,010 | 45,011 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Fedora | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Creativity, if there is any left after using ai for 3 - 5 years. | null | 7 |
45,011 | 45,012 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 14 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | null | MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip | APT;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Debian | Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | It is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Tailored, context-aware design | null | null |
45,012 | 45,013 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not completely | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | null | 92,812 | 8 |
45,013 | 45,014 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Go;Python;Rust | Go;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;RustRover | PyCharm;RustRover | PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Monday.com | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | System design, security, any complex behaviors | 250,000 | null |
45,014 | 45,015 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Support engineer or analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
SaaS-first | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Kotlin;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Amazon Redshift | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Kubernetes;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | NO. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | null | null | null |
45,015 | 45,016 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 38,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL | Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool);Pip;Railway;Splunk;Supabase | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Railway;Splunk;Supabase | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Railway;Splunk;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | ALM
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding codebase | 44,666 | 6 |
45,016 | 45,017 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 14 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 37,197 | 6 |
45,017 | 45,018 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 33 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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 |
45,018 | 45,019 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Data engineer | 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 | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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45,019 | 45,020 | 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 | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Serbia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
45,020 | 45,021 | 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 | null | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Other (please specify): | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 450,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | When doing small PoCs it’s mostly vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | null | Software engineering;Business process automation | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | Ollama;LangChain | null | Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;Other (please specify): | Software design and architecture. Understanding business needs and ability to tell AI what needs to be done (nearly the same as today when I code) | 122,805 | null |
45,021 | 45,022 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
People actually use the stuff that I do | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | null | Coding challenges;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I write code myself to start and use AI to spruce it up. I don't have AI make entire projects from nothing. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Code review and documentation as well as debugging. | 140,000 | 5 |
45,022 | 45,023 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 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);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
No AI | Security or privacy concerns
AI | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Vite | Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Django;Flask;React | Django;Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code | Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Writing and understanding code will be still the most important skill of a developer | 104,413 | null |
45,023 | 45,024 | 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
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45,024 | 45,025 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 2 | Developer, QA or test | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. The most I will use tools for is to get a starting point to learn about a framework or library that could help approach a problem, and then I investigate on my own. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | null | Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 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 | 80,000 | null |
45,025 | 45,026 | 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 (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Healthcare | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 0 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 1,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Google Cloud | null | Task
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | uv | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Certainly. It helps to get things started but you need to sanity check and test the output of the models thoroughly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Semantic Kernel | null | Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | General problem solving and handling sensitive systems | 155,521 | 7 |
45,026 | 45,027 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
45,027 | 45,028 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 45,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 | When comparing the way humans and ai solve problems, ai just solves the problem while silently comparing against edge cases and doesnt expand very well. Many times humans solve problems using these edge cases and beyond to edge edge cases and can often times cover what ai cant, especially when asking for a detailed solution to the problem or question asked. Many times the same question needs to be re-asked or restated to get the ai to answer properly as well, but usually with a bit of tweaking the way the question is asked to another human, that person will usually understand the question being asked if there is confusion, and answer appropriately. | 45,400 | 10 |
45,028 | 45,029 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 40 | Applied scientist | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Bulky | Higher Education | Other (please specify):
We do good | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;R;Ruby | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Drupal;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;WordPress | React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Trae;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;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);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain;Zapier | null | Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Real creativity and originality | null | 7 |
45,029 | 45,030 | 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);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 133 | 57 | Egypt | USD United States dollar | 14,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Delphi;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Groovy;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;OCaml;Perl;PowerShell;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;F#;Fortran;Go;Groovy;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;COBOL;F#;Fortran;Groovy;JavaScript;PowerShell;Scala;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | 2020
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Datomic;DuckDB;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase | BigQuery;Cassandra;DuckDB;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | 1990
1992 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Angular;AngularJS;Blazor;Express;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Express;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | 1981
1978 | null | Aider;Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PhpStorm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Lovable.dev;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | 1971
1999 | SwiftData;Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;visionOS | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | SwiftData;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | 2017 | 2003 | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | Airtable;Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Asana;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | Asana;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams | 2017
2004 | Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Substack | Dev.to;Substack | 1978
1973 | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | 2017
2017 | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Ask a question
Qui impedit est non | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;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 | IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Fireproof;LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;lyzr | null | Sentry;Galileo;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Protect AI | 2002 | Glean (Enterprise Agents);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer | 2015 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Officiis reprehender | 14,000 | 9 |
45,030 | 45,031 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 94,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Google Gemini, Github Copilot
Google Gemini, Github Copilot | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowing when something should be fixed with code or when the process should be changed. | 94,000 | 10 |
45,031 | 45,032 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 15 | Project manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 20 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;Python;SQL | Elixir | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;Heroku;Kubernetes;Netlify | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | GitHub;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Substack | null | null | nostr
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Overall architecture and systems design, and domain expertise | null | null |
45,032 | 45,033 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 40 | Project manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Ada;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;VBA | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Android Studio;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code | Search for answers | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | 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 | null | null |
45,033 | 45,034 | 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) | 7 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Groovy;Java;Scala;Zig | Java;Kotlin;Zig | Java;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku | Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku | Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku | OCI Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Drupal;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Drupal;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NetBeans
NetBeans | hostinger;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Airtable;Asana;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
45,034 | 45,035 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 700,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Typesense
Typesense | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js;Axum | Leptos
Leptos | Yes | Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim;PhpStorm;Zed | Neovim;PhpStorm;Zed | Helix
Helix | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Debian;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | Fork
Fork | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. And will not be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Translate business needs to code. | 73,375 | 8 |
45,035 | 45,036 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 195,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;R;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Laravel;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Laravel;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Laravel;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No I mostly write the code or tell the AI exactly what to write | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Being able to turn problems into solutions and truly understanding the problems and potential solutions so AI can write the code | 195,000 | 7 |
45,036 | 45,037 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 21 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Other (please specify):
Any affiliation with Russia | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | Coding | null | 9 |
45,037 | 45,038 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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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45,038 | 45,039 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 45 | 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
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45,039 | 45,040 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | null | Firebase;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | Express.js
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Android | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | null | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Thinking | null | null |
45,040 | 45,041 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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) | 19 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Flask;React;Vue.js | Flask;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | For sure, but I like the newer phrase "context creator" more | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Devin AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software engineering principles, available vendors/tools, reading code, building teams | 225,000 | 9 |
45,041 | 45,042 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 11 | 6 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | PHP;Python;Rust | PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;IBM DB2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;WordPress | FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js | Laravel;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Software Architectural, Business analysis, Technical Writing for Software Specification | 36,407 | 7 |
45,042 | 45,043 | 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) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | 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 | 8 | 8 | El Salvador | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 50,000 | 9 |
45,043 | 45,044 | 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 (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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 430,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | LabVIEW
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database | null | NA
NA | null | Bun;Cargo;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Notion;Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really. I still understand code AI made lol | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;Pinecone;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices | Prompt engineering | 117,347 | 10 |
45,044 | 45,045 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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45,045 | 45,046 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 55,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 74,878 | 6 |
45,046 | 45,047 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 24 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 88,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | MantisBT
MantisBT | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I use it to write small methods, but for more complex tasks: no. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I think you can use AI tools most effective if you are already an expert in the field, so that you have a good intuition whether an answer can be trusted or not. For instance, when AI codes there are often subtle bugs. If you know what to look out for they can often easily be fixed. But with no or little experience (junior devs) chances are that you just take the code as it seems to work, but will cause trouble later.
AI also helps to ask for a quick overview of new technological areas, but I wouldn't trust it to be my sole source of information. Generally speaking, I think you have to already know stuff to use AI safely and efficiently. | 102,093 | 8 |
45,047 | 45,048 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 38,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Sometimes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 51,734 | 8 |
45,048 | 45,049 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Kotlin | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Find an answer | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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 want to fully understand something;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Architecture, functional design, soft skills | 127,616 | 6 |
45,049 | 45,050 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | 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 | 12 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 68,000 | Yes | C#;C++;GDScript;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Kotlin;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | J2CL
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is not really part of my workflow. Occasionally, I will try a high-level descriptive prompt of how I want code to be modified, but I usually have to keep the scope limited to make sure I can review and understand what it did. I've found "Vibe coding" prompts are best suited for two situations: (1) I know what needs to be done, but I don't feel like typing it all out, (2) I don't know where to start and it would take me many hours to read through relevant documentation to figure out the API, so having AI generate something, even if it's completely wrong, is easier than writing something from scratch. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | 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. | 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 | Jetbrains AI assistant | null | null | ChatGPT | JetBrains AI assistant | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging complex software bugs. Writing readable code in collaborative environments where developers need to work together. High-level understanding of software architecture and best practices. | 68,000 | 4 |
45,050 | 45,051 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 16 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | 1,500 | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Dart;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Dart;Python;TypeScript | NA
Solidity | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Render
Render | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | v0.dev
v0.dev | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, it is. I use vibe coding when I need to get things done in a framework I'm not so strong at. But for my primary tech stack, I prefer to code on my own and use ai when it involves repititive tasks or boilerplate
| Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | 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 | supabase | Langgraph, Langchain | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Lovable.dev | Windsurf, Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to use ai tools to hasten development, Ability to come up with solid project ideas | 145 | 6 |
45,051 | 45,052 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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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45,052 | 45,053 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 38 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 53 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | APL
APL, Smalltalk | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | null | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Crtitcal thinking | null | 8 |
45,053 | 45,054 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 960,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | none
none | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | none
none | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | none
none | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django | n/a
n/a | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | n/a
n/a | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | n/a
n/a | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | n/a
n/a | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | n/a
n/a | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | people without programming bases | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | Redis | null | null | null | Galileo;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT | 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 | leadership, new language, managment skills | 50,533 | 8 |
45,054 | 45,055 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pacman | null | null | cmake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++ | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | Gerrit
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved 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. | 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 | 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 | 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 | experience | 38,206 | 6 |
45,055 | 45,056 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Vercel | Vercel | Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | 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;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat 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 | Yes, to a great extent | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving | 140,000 | null |
45,056 | 45,057 | 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.) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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45,057 | 45,058 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python | C;C++ | C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;Vercel | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase | null | Debugging or fixing code;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 | Not knowing whats going under the hood, but just have an idea of how they might be working. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | 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 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
45,058 | 45,059 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 150,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, is tool that can help in some cases, but not to make a great and/or entire work. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Even with power of AI exponential growth it will not do all the job by itself without a very long training with full open world with real people. So in this matter it will not work well without a minimal human supervision. | 27,306 | 4 |
45,059 | 45,060 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Data scientist | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 |
45,060 | 45,061 | 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 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | AI is trash. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | AI will reveal a divide between people who actually understand coding and those who rely on AI to develop for them. AI will make those who use AI worse at doing their jobs. | null | 10 |
45,061 | 45,062 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | 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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45,062 | 45,063 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 4 | 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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45,063 | 45,064 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 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
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45,064 | 45,065 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Oman | OMR Omani rial | 1,300 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React | Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Miro;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;supabase | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Prompt engineering | 3,381 | 6 |
45,065 | 45,066 | 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.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 17 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 24 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | wrike, slack
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | fuck no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | firmware development, debugging, infosec, product design, QA, hardware design, hardware development, hardware debugging, business development, decision making, etc. etc. etc. | 139,218 | 8 |
45,066 | 45,067 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 3 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | null | 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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45,067 | 45,068 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | AI/ML engineer | 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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45,068 | 45,069 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | Ghana | GHS Ghanaian cedi | 3,600 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;COBOL;Delphi;Go;Java | C | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is not the tool ultimate but is very useful during coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | null | LanceDB | null | null | No | null | No | ChatGPT;Auto-GPT;Blackbox AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 348 | 5 |
45,069 | 45,070 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 34 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 34 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 300,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | 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 | 29,648 | null |
45,070 | 45,071 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | 35 | System administrator | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Terraform | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | null | 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 |
45,071 | 45,072 | 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 | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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45,072 | 45,073 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | hex
hex | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Asana;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only for big-picture coding, so no details, but fine for generating structure. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | evaluating AI generated results. | null | 5 |
45,073 | 45,074 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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) | 10 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 4,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | Android;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Product management | 3,753 | 3 |
45,074 | 45,075 | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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, applying real world knowledge to a problem, integrating large systems properly | 149,756 | 6 |
45,075 | 45,076 | 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 | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 7 | System administrator | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 15 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Rust;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Valkey | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;FastAPI;Laravel;WordPress | Laravel | Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | 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 | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes, but completely monitored. No AI code shall make it to prod without checking it manually. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | 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 | Critical thinking and problem solving looking for alternatives. AI usually ends up spinning around the same ways of doing things even when they are totally in the wrong. | 41,765 | null |
45,076 | 45,077 | 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) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 9 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Spring Boot;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Spring Boot;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData;Google Gemini | SwiftData;Google Gemini | SwiftData;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support | Language processing | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;LangMem | null | Vertex AI;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Galileo;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Devin AI;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem Solving | 300,000 | 7 |
45,077 | 45,078 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 152,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I feel that AI-generated code still needs oversight and understanding by the engineer doing the prompting. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to review and understand the generated code, and being able to prompt effectively to so the generated code needs minimal intervention. | 152,000 | 8 |
45,078 | 45,079 | 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.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Redis | Hubspot
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | ArgoCD
ArgoCD | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Shortcut
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes. Starting with Claude 3 sonnet I feel like generated code was good enough that I was mostly committing it without many local human edits. (After maybe an iteration or two of changing the LLMs approach or changing details of the implementation.) Claude 4 seems even better so I suspect that I'm not going to be going back to writing much code by hand, and it's getting to the point that my review of code before committing is becoming more and more cursory, and I'll just refactor (with assist from Claude) occasionally when I think something is getting unweildy. (Usually defined by Claude starting to struggle to produce working code for a desired feature.) | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | I suspect that helping AI design towards good practices (automated tests the enable more fearless refactoring) will be the majority of what I do. I suspect that design/visual work will remain valuable for humans to do, though AI can absolutely do a better job creating attractive UI than I can myself. | 75,000 | 4 |
45,079 | 45,080 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 648,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;Elixir;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Elixir;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Elixir;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | SQL
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Docker;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Phoenix;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;X;YouTube | Discord;X;YouTube | Discord;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Job board | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no! | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | design patterns, software architecture, collaboration | 117,960 | 8 |
45,080 | 45,081 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 41 | Support engineer or analyst | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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45,081 | 45,082 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 24 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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45,082 | 45,083 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | 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) | 46 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 40 | Data scientist | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
Efficiency | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
Development | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | BigQuery;DuckDB;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Polars;RAG;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I have intention to learn Vibe coding in the near future. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation;Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | nmp | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | All of them | null | null |
45,083 | 45,084 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 9 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;Valkey | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Software Design, Creativity, Requirements Engineerering | 104,413 | 7 |
45,084 | 45,085 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Data or business analyst | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 2,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C;C++;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;SQL | C;C++;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions | null | 25,519 | null |
45,085 | 45,086 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin | Go;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;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 | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | not agree | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
45,086 | 45,087 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Other (please specify):
Adoption | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian | Google Workspace;Obsidian | Google Workspace;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | 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 | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | null | 156,620 | 10 |
45,087 | 45,088 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | MySQL | Presto
Presto | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Pip | Docker;Pip | Docker;Pip | Conda
Conda | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Mercurial
Mercurial | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Threads
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Langgraph, custom | Llama Index;LangChain;LangGraph | 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 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 | Contextual knowledge and knowing pitfalls to design choices that are based on a specific application. Understanding why we need certain features and innovations beyond step changes. | 900,000 | 6 |
45,088 | 45,089 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Fastify;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Fastify;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Fastify | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;uv | Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 185,623 | 9 |
45,089 | 45,090 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Webpack | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Webpack | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;Flask;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;Flask;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Express;Flask;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | SwiftData;RAG;Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | 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;IT operations;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT | 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 | null | null | 8 |
45,090 | 45,091 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 1,100,000 | null | C;Go | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | easy understand code because AI needs a lot of correction | 57,903 | 7 |
45,091 | 45,092 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | null | null | Livewire, InertiaJS
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Vim | null | null | Pulsar
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Trello | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask 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 | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Writing code | Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at this moment. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | 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 | 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 | Redis;LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server | null | Haystack | null | arize | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Coding quality, and solving complicated problems. | 68,071 | 8 |
45,092 | 45,093 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 40 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Webpack | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | OpenUI5
OpenUI5 | 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 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Github Copilot
Github Copilot | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Absolutely not. I double-check all generated code (and that of my coworkers) | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Proper engineering and comprehension of the concepts of a code base. | 87,011 | 9 |
45,093 | 45,094 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 44 | 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) | 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) | 46 | Data engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 225,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | InterBase
InterBase | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text | Delphi, RAD Studio
Delphi, RAD Studio | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very well 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 | 164,156 | 10 |
45,094 | 45,095 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | null | null | null | 6 |
45,095 | 45,096 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 39,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Java;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel | Firebase;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking of systems, understand clients needs | 45,246 | 6 |
45,096 | 45,097 | 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 | 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) | 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) | 10 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Scala | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Docker | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Svelte | null | NA
Solid JS | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to understand code and where AI went wrong | 125,000 | 9 |
45,097 | 45,098 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 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) | 12 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | 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 | null | null | Bolivia | BOB Bolivian boliviano | 71,500 | Yes | C# | C#;JavaScript;Kotlin | C# | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | informix
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | Next.js;React;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Jira | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | 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 | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no never, vibe codign is a fucking cancer | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | no idea | 10,331 | 7 |
45,098 | 45,099 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | same as now | 81,210 | 8 |
45,099 | 45,100 | 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.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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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
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