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35-44 years old
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None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts
9
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
null
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
0
Yes
Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Dart
Dart
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
Firebase Realtime Database
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;npm;Vite
Firebase;Google Cloud
null
pub.dev pub.dev
Yes
Node.js;React
null
null
Flutter Flutter
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA Firebase Studio
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Asana;GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Notion
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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
Long-form articles;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
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
"Vibe coding" is a term that was off putting, but seems to be getting general acceptance as a viable way to get code written fast, so I'm trying to embrace it for that use case.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Marketing
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
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
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.
null
null
null
null
Jules
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
Jules
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Describing the process to get the most business value out of each incremental improvement.
null
6
45,601
45,602
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
32
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);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
32
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
0
Belgium
EUR European Euro
40,000
Yes
JavaScript;Python
Python
Python
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
NA NA
Yes
Django
Django
Django
NA NA
Yes
PyCharm
PyCharm
PyCharm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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
Redis
null
null
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT
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 quick help troubleshooting
null
46,406
10
45,602
45,603
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
18
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
190,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
190,000
null
45,603
45,604
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Books / Physical media
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
6
Academic researcher
I don’t know
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
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Higher Education
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
Mexico
MXN Mexican peso
null
Yes
R
Python
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Shiny NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
null
Pop!_OS
Pop!_OS
GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian
Google Colab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Kaggle;LinkedIn
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
not really, I mostly upload my own code and then debug together with the LLM
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
integrating solutions from different contexts
null
9
45,604
45,605
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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)
22
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 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
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
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
220,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, not for my professional work
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
220,000
7
45,605
45,606
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
7
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
9
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript
C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Zig
GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Haxe Haxe, Odin
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
11ty, eleventy 11ty, eleventy
null
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
null
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack
X;YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;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
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
I feel that vibe coding is a parasitic relationship to real programmers, and should be heavily discouraged, so no.
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
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
Problem solving is a vital skill, and will definitely be helpful even after AI takes everyone's jobs, as without the ability to solve problems mentally we can kiss our future(s) goodbye, however as developers we need to learn skills that can be used outside of technology.
null
null
45,606
45,607
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
Volunteering (regularly)
5
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Blogs or podcasts
10
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
null
null
Dataverse NA
null
Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
null
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
null
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android
GitHub;Microsoft Planner
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
Udemy NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes, I vibe code regularly. Then tweak and implement
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Business process automation;Data and analytics
Language processing
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
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Reading and writing clean code. People should still learn the foundations of coding before relying on AI, otherwise how do you know the output from AI is correct (near correct)
null
null
45,607
45,608
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
34
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);Other (please specify):
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other (please specify):
38
Founder, technology or otherwise
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project I have started donating to open source regularly. And I urge my friends also to do the same.
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
10
8
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase
Docker;Firebase
Docker;Firebase
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;Svelte
Express;Node.js;Svelte
Express;Node.js;Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
null
null
null
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
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
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;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
Yes. I am doing is since last few months and it is amazing!
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in):
Integration with external agents and APIs
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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
Chat GPT AI Agent
null
ChatGPT, Deep Seek.
null
null
ChatGPT
Deep Seek
Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Developers will need to think where we want to take the humanity forward in a sustained manner. Accordingly new tools to develop habits in mass population will need to be developed, implemented, and followed up. Developers of future will give results faster and thus iterate faster.
null
null
45,608
45,609
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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)
23
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API 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
30
null
Portugal
EUR European Euro
109,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Elixir;Go;Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
Phoenix
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Sublime Text
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Android
MacOS;Android;Debian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
New Relic
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 have ethical or security concerns about code
Creativity, software architecture, UX design
126,456
9
45,609
45,610
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
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
18
AI/ML engineer
500 to 999 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
Other (please specify): thorough documentation
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
150,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python
C++;Python
C++;Python
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip
null
null
nix nix
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23;Pydantic
c++23;Pydantic;uv
c++23;Pydantic
null
null
NixOS
Ubuntu
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Other (write in): search for answered questions
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices
Historical context and connecting business decisions to constraints in the code. Ability to become more efficient over time as you become more familiar with a codebase.
204,212
10
45,610
45,611
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
24
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
29
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
10
null
Ireland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;IBM DB2;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry
Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Poetry
Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Poetry
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI
FastAPI
FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Pydantic
Large Language Model;Pydantic
Large Language Model;Pydantic
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
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
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 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
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
I use it to generate a rough draft.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.
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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Understanding vague or shifting requirements, communication with stakeholders.
null
6
45,611
45,612
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
11
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
16
Engineering manager
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
12
2
Austria
EUR European Euro
85,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
JavaScript;TypeScript
JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React
NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;Fedora
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
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
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Not personally, but I can already see it gaining traction within the company.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
Ollama
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 have ethical or security concerns about code
Critical thinking, willingness to learn, problem solving, understanding the bigger picture (infrastructure, app lifecycle, CI/CD, interactions with other systems)
98,612
6
45,612
45,613
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
5
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
8
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
null
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
3
Chile
EUR European Euro
55,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
null
null
null
null
Yes
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
63,808
8
45,613
45,614
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
25
DevOps engineer or professional
Less than 20 employees
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
France
EUR European Euro
120,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
BigQuery;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Cursor
Cursor
Cursor
NA NA
Ollama
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Debian
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian
GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro
GitHub;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Workspace
NA NA
X;YouTube;LinkedIn
X;YouTube;LinkedIn
X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI)
Use discussion or chat feature 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
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Coding in english
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support;Marketing
Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code
Cursor
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Vision and business
139,218
null
45,614
45,615
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
42
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
42
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
20
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Python
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Laravel
React
null
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
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
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
imagination, off-the-cuff, unique, non-repetitive
100,000
10
45,615
45,616
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
6
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,616
45,617
I code primarily as a hobby
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Retired
None of the above
35
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
40
Retired
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
null
null
null
null
null
1
Mexico
USD United States dollar
0
Yes
C;Python
C;Python
C;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
Ubuntu
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
Not yet, but I hope to play with it soon. Sounds great if it really works.
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Ability to clearly define a program's objective and features to an AI code writer to get the most effective solution, a solution that requires the least debugging.
null
null
45,617
45,618
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
5
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,618
45,619
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
24
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
25
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,619
45,620
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
12
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
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);Books / Physical media
24
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency Vibes
Poor usability Bad Vibes
Software Development
Other (please specify): Speed to ship
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
20
United States of America
USD United States dollar
201,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite
Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;React
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Airtable;Clickup;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
Hacker News;X;LinkedIn
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;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
TextSynth TextSynth
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in):
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
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
Documenting code;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No, almost never
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;Customer service support;Cybersecurity
Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector;Pinecone
null
CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;Zapier
null
Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Wiz
Wandb
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Stakeholder management, estimation
201,000
8
45,620
45,621
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
22
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
35
Project manager
100 to 499 employees
People manager
In-person
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
null
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
1,500,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PHP;SQL
Java;SQL
Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Arch
Debian;Arch
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Medium
Stack Overflow;Medium
Stack Overflow;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
70,208
8
45,621
45,622
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
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
18
Developer, QA or test
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
3
Italy
EUR European Euro
24,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows
Doxygen;GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Committing and reviewing code
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
a bit
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
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
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 fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
capacity to planning and prepare ideas
27,844
8
45,622
45,623
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.)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
20
Developer, QA or test
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Zig
Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
NA NA
Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv
Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv
Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Coding challenges
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
100,000
8
45,623
45,624
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
22
Founder, technology or otherwise
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
United States of America
USD United States dollar
165,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Markdown Markdown
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry
serverless serverless
Yes
Flask;Node.js;React
Flask;Node.js;React
Flask;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello
Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello
Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
I do use it for MVP and quick solutions, but not as a long-term solution. Sometimes it is helpful for boilerplate stuff or to get a quick idea of how something might work. I tend to like it for things that are repetitive and not error-prone. Sometimes the hallucinations are real though... tech debt sucks.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
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
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
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
The ability to write the right prompt and interact with AI in a way that provides meaningful solutions from the AI. They will be using their human brain to come up with ingenious ideas and then leaving the solution creation up to the AI. We will be more innovative but letting AI take care of the dirty work.
165,000
2
45,624
45,625
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
None of the above
35
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,625
45,626
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,626
45,627
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.)
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
17
Developer, back-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
1
United States of America
USD United States dollar
150,000
Yes
Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala
Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala
Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Scala
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Splunk;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Splunk;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Splunk;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Answer a question NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit 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.;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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
150,000
8
45,627
45,628
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.)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
9
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
440,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL;Gleam
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android
MacOS
Airtable;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Wikis
GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis
GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Job board
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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.;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
Claude Code;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Reading code Understanding code Communication
440,000
8
45,628
45,629
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)
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
14
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
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null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,629
45,630
I am a developer by profession
18-24 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;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
6
Developer, mobile
20 to 99 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
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits Bettering the world (e.g. via producing OSS)
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
2
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
145,000
Yes
Java;Kotlin
Kotlin;Rust
Kotlin
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Notepad++;VSCodium
Android Studio;Neovim
Android Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Redmine
GitLab;Redmine
Redmine
Gerrit Gerrit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Predictive analytics
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
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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Analyzing and refactoring shitty AI code and all other current skills once the AI fad dies out
39,570
6
45,630
45,631
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 (less than 10 hours per week)
21
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;Games or coding challenges
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
41
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Higher Education
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
120,000
Yes
GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL
GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;SQL
GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
null
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails;Vue.js
Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Pop!_OS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work)
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
Videos;Logic games/puzzles
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Critical problem solving, creative solutions and understanding user requests.
120,000
8
45,631
45,632
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
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
35
Developer, embedded applications or devices
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
null
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
125,000
Yes
C;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python
C;C++;Rust
C
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker
null
null
GitHub Actions NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows
Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
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 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);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 weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
No. "He concluded that he found the technique "not too bad for throwaway weekend projects" and described it as "quite amusing"", lol.
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Deep analytical skills such as finding threading bugs; Interpersonal relations such as working with customers and users.
75,294
8
45,632
45,633
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,633
45,634
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
34
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
12
United States of America
USD United States dollar
125,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Podman;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;pnpm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;pnpm
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Spring Boot
Node.js;Svelte;Axum
Node.js
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;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);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Videos
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
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Predictive analytics
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 quick help troubleshooting
Community
125,000
6
45,634
45,635
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
22
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Other (please specify): Simplicity
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
140,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA GLSL
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack
Digital Ocean;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack
MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
mithril.js, xstream, homegrown mithril.js, homegrown
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
Microsoft OneNote NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Job board
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.;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
Other (please specify):
All skills. AI is only replacing awful programmers, even in the next 5 years.
140,000
2
45,635
45,636
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 new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
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
12
Developer, embedded applications or devices
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
You like your manager NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
100,000
Yes
C;C++;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;Python
C;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust
C;Java;Kotlin;Python
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Spring Boot
Flask
Flask
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Ubuntu
Confluence;Google Workspace;Markdown File
Markdown File
Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Videos
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
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code
Writing code;Documenting code
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
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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Debugging, understanding complex problems, changing software archtecture
18,204
7
45,636
45,637
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Blogs or podcasts
25
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
25
15
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
C#;PowerShell;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;Rust;Swift;Zig
C#
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server
Cosmos DB;MongoDB;SQLite
Cosmos DB
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure
Rancher, Octopus Deploy NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core;Svelte
ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Rider;RustRover
Rider
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
MacOS;iOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;YouTrack
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
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
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Predictive analytics
Generating content or synthetic data
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
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Critical thinking, patience, determination to not cede all knowledge and responsibility solely for convenience.
null
7
45,637
45,638
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Games or coding challenges
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
30
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
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
Security or privacy concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
30
35
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
194,880
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
C;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Prolog;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
NA Crystal, DragonRuby
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase;Valkey
PostgreSQL;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Heroku;Make;npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn
Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Heroku;Make;npm;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Yarn
Ansible;Docker;Heroku;Make;npm;pnpm;Yarn
Bundler, esbuild, Sass, TailwindCSS, CI, Capistrano Kamal, SWC
Yes
AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js
Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Svelte
Ruby on Rails;Svelte
Sass, TailwindCSS, esbuild, TypeScript Sass, TailwindCSS, esbuild, TypeScript, Lucky framework
Yes
Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Zed
null
NA Emacs, Helix, Lapce, Kakoune
null
null
null
null
null
Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Ubuntu;Debian;Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis
GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis
GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine;Trello;Wikis
Basecamp Basecamp
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack
Lobsters, Slack, Mastodon, Matrix Lobsters, Mastodon, Matrix, open/federated alternatives to Reddit and YouTube
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro 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;Direct messaging of users;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
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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;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
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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Security will become even more important as vibe coders don’t give a shit in the first place but also you don’t know what you don’t know and the same is true for LLMs! Legal and ethical issues will also play a bigger role. Last but not least, curiosity to dive deeper and truly understand something and what matters when will become more valuable as it will be in decline overall.
117,387
8
45,638
45,639
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 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
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
3
Finland
EUR European Euro
6,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;Python
C++;Go;Python;Rust;Zig
C++;Go;Python
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus
Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Prometheus
Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask
Svelte
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
null
null
Windows
Ubuntu
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File
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;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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
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;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
A little bit, especially to get started
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Decision intelligence
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
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
Augment
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Cody
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
6,961
7
45,639
45,640
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Not employed
Attending school (part-time)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
7
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
2
2
Nigeria
USD United States dollar
500
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
I think Ai has come to stay, meanwhile one should learn the basics and flow along with Ai to ship faster.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Robotics
Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Neo4j;supabase
null
Llama Index;LangGraph
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;AgentGPT;Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Lovable.dev
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
Blue-collar job
500
3
45,640
45,641
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 (10-19 hours per week)
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
16
Data scientist
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
54,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Make;Pip
Docker;Pip
Docker;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Flask
Flask;React
Flask
streamlit NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;LangGraph
Large Language Model
null
null
Ubuntu
MacOS
GitHub
Asana;GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Reddit
Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models)
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Yes sometimes
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Subject expertise, management
73,516
2
45,641
45,642
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
28
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
30
Founder, technology or otherwise
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Sweden
USD United States dollar
200,000
Yes
C++;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript
C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript
C++;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Redis
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Redis;Valkey
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Terraform
Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Terraform
Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Node.js
Fastify;Node.js
Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
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
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Understanding requirements
200,000
6
45,642
45,643
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
15
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability NA
Fintech
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
5
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Debian;Red Hat
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
null
null
NA NA
null
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or 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;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems
null
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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
7
45,643
45,644
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
17
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
20
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 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
Reliability and low latency Good documentation
Lack of or sub-par API Poor documentation
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
6
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Neo4J;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman
Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React
ASP.NET Core;React
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio
Rider;Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;iPadOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Asana;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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
Testing code;Predictive analytics
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;Other (write in):
Every now and again
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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
Creative and disruptive thinking - designing, architecture
null
6
45,644
45,645
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
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
12
Engineering manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
null
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
6
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
192,000
Yes
JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript
Go;Python;TypeScript
TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MySQL;PostgreSQL
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Splunk
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;React
NestJS;React
NestJS;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;PhpStorm;WebStorm
Claude Code;Cursor;WebStorm
WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
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
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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
115,652
8
45,645
45,646
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
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
Other (please specify):
18
UX, Research Ops or UI design professional
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
6
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
75,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Swift;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js
Nuxt.js;Vue.js
Nuxt.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Cursor
Cursor
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Notion
GitHub;Notion
GitHub;Notion
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
All my React code is vibe code, it’s designed for vibe development
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
Thinking
102,106
null
45,646
45,647
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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
Less than 20 employees
null
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,647
45,648
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
5
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
5
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API Good documentation
Lack of or sub-par API Unnecessary inclusion of AI
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
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
5,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
MongoDB
MongoDB
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;React;WordPress
Express;React
Express;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube
Letterboxd Letterboxd
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Logic games/puzzles;Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, definitely
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
Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Absolutely not
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
The ability to actually understand code, which vibe coders will not have.
5,000
0
45,648
45,649
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,649
45,650
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
26
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features 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
25
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
169,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lisp
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;Redis
MongoDB;Redis
MongoDB;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Terraform
Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Teams Teams
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
Only for one off scripts and low risk ops activities. Never for production code.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Data and analytics
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Architecture, design, critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills will remain valuable.
169,000
7
45,650
45,651
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
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
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
23
Data scientist
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
15
Portugal
EUR European Euro
60,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;VBA
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
Databricks SQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
Microsoft Fabric;LangGraph
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion
Azure Devops
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Predictive analytics
Documenting code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Yes, for building up faster functional apps mostly for MVPs and experimentations. It does not replace a human coding, but it surely helps to deploy much faster. I am trying to understand how much technical debt is generated and how is going to be managed.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
Neo4j;LangMem
null
Vertex AI;Ollama;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Solving/understanding complex problems, good prompting skills for LLMs, stack tech understanding for strategic moves.
69,609
null
45,651
45,652
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):
12
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
85,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel
Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub;Linear;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Linear;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Linear;Notion;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
yes, I sometimes get AI code to write the code and see if it works without too much though
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
null
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
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
gihub copilot
null
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
experience, research, attention
115,720
9
45,652
45,653
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
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
12
Data or business analyst
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Other (please specify): Acceptable to regulator
Other (please specify): Not acceptable to regulator
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
7
Ireland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;R;SQL
HTML/CSS;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL
HTML/CSS;R;SQL
SAS SAS
Yes
PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
RStudio RStudio
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub;Miro
GitHub;Miro
GitHub;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Not part of my professional development work
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Data and analytics
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Communication; quality control
null
10
45,653
45,654
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
9
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
null
Other:
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
11
11
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
45,654
45,655
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.)
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
26
Architect, software or solutions
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
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Banking/Financial Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
8
Norway
NOK Norwegian krone
1,125,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis;SQLite
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;npm
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;WebStorm
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
null
null
Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Discord
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Testing code
null
null
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes, i very often do this.
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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.
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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Evaluation, comparison, complex architecture, complex decision making
111,181
10
45,655
45,656
I am learning to code
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
39
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;Other (please specify):
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
21
Other (please specify):
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
United States of America
USD United States dollar
69,000
Yes
C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Rust
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Homebrew NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;WordPress
Angular;Deno;Node.js;React;WordPress
Node.js;WordPress
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
WebStorm;Xcode
Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
MacOS;iOS
Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
Clickup;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube
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
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):
No.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
Gemini
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
I believe the notion that AI will replace developers is utter nonsense and arrogant, to boot. Consider the question: Who developed AI? And another question: Who will maintain AI once the programmers have been replaced? I believe that the one vital skill that AI cannot provide is critical thought. And without it, AI and any other development platform is lost. I see AI as an assistive technology that provides strong proposals with which we can work and modify according to need. Critical thought and technical know-how will remain of paramount importance no matter how sophisticated AI gets in the next 3-5 years.
69,000
null
45,656
45,657
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
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;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;Books / Physical media
null
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Webpack
npm;NuGet;Supabase;Webpack
npm;NuGet;Supabase;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js
NA NA
Yes
Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
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
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
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
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Writing code
Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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 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
45,657
45,658
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
22
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
25
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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,658
45,659
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);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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
10
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
C++;Rust
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cline and/or Roo;Sublime Text
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
Windows;MacOS
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
null
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
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
null
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, to a great extent
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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
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.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
45,659
45,660
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
24
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
9
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
270,000
Yes
C#
C#
C#
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio
Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio
Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
null
175,525
10
45,660
45,661
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
13
Project manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
Malaysia
MYR Malaysian ringgit
60,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript
C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vue.js
Vue.js
Vue.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
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
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Answer a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes and no. You can use it if you want, but always understand and test the code.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Thinking.
14,138
9
45,661
45,662
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
46
Other (please specify):
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
6
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;MATLAB;Python;Rust
Haskell Haskell
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Gradle;Make;Pip;Podman
Cargo;Gradle;Make;Pip;Podman
Cargo;Gradle;Make;Pip;Podman
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
emacs emacs
null
null
null
null
null
Fedora
Ubuntu
Doxygen;GitHub
Doxygen;GitHub
Doxygen;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Answer 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
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No it is not. We have found that vibe coding may work for some application programming but for it is not suitable for software engineering where security, reliability and correctness are requirements.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Data and analytics
Agent/multi-agent orchestration
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
AI agents have helped me 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
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
Semantic Kernel
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Software engineering - creating secure code which operates correctly, deals with error conditions properly and is reliable.
null
10
45,662
45,663
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 (less than 10 hours per week)
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
35
Architect, software or solutions
100 to 499 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
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
30
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL
C#;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL
Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Supabase;Cockroachdb
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool)
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Supabase
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool)
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Angular;AngularJS;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot
Angular;AngularJS;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
GitHub;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Jira;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning 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
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
tried it .. fail
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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
Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server
null
LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Decomposition of problems into solvable components.
null
7
45,663
45,664
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
4
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
5
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
110,000
Yes
MicroPython;Ruby;SQL
Go;MicroPython;Python;Ruby;Rust
MicroPython;Ruby
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;Pip;Yarn
Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;Pip
Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS
Asana;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium;Company-sponsored forums
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium;Company-sponsored forums
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
null
null
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
For spiking
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Decision intelligence
MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
AI agents have 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.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
New Relic
null
ChatGPT
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
Testing, architecture, critical thinking
71,510
2
45,664
45,665
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
12
Data engineer
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
16
11
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
1,300,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Mojo
Bash/Shell (all shells);MicroPython;Python;Rust;Mojo
Bash/Shell (all shells);MicroPython;Python;Mojo
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite
Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Flask
FastAPI
FastAPI
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code
null
Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Rarely; sometimes I need to prototype something using technology I am not familiar with.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics
Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Qdrant
null
LangChain
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
60,847
7
45,665
45,666
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.)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
15
DevOps engineer or professional
20 to 99 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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Austria
EUR European Euro
115,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;R;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Cargo;Docker;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform
Ansible;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform
Ansible;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform
uv uv
Yes
Django;Drupal;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress
Django;FastAPI;Flask
Django;FastAPI;Flask
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora;Pop!_OS
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
Milvus
watsonx
CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Ollama;LangChain
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
133,417
10
45,666
45,667
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
2
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;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
8
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
2
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;R;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Lua;Python;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Python
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
Large Language Model;uv
Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;uv
null
null
Windows;Android;Fedora
Windows;Fedora
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
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
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers
Writing code;Documenting code
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.
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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
45,667
45,668
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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);Blogs or podcasts
14
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 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 NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,668
45,669
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,669
45,670
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
15
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
People manager
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1,000
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
90,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Fedora
MacOS;Red Hat
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
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;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
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
null
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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
122,527
10
45,670
45,671
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
17
Developer, back-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Ireland
EUR European Euro
107,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL
Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
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
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Hell no
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
124,136
3
45,671
45,672
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Blogs or podcasts
20
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 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
Poor usability NA
Other:
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
10
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
220,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Express;Node.js;React
Astro;Express;Laravel;Node.js;React;Axum
Astro;Express;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
Neovim;Vim
NA NA
Large Language Model;uv
Large Language Model;uv
Large Language Model;uv
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
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
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning about a codebase
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Design
40,048
7
45,672
45,673
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
11
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
11
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
null
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
125,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Homebrew;New Relic
Docker;Homebrew;New Relic
NA NA
Yes
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
MacOS
Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
Tuple, Zulip NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
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
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Ew. No.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Thinking. Critical thinking. Creativity. Valuing human contribution.
75,294
10
45,673
45,674
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
21
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
21
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,674
45,675
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
25
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
Greece
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
Java
Java
Java
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes
Docker;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
Spring Boot;WordPress
Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
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
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
null
Committing and reviewing code
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
81,210
8
45,675
45,676
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
11
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
193,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
CSS CSS
Yes
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse
Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Terraform;Yarn
Kamal Kamal
Yes
React;Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
NA WebComponents
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode
Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Rubymine Rubymine
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS
GitHub;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion
Figjam Figjam
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Architectural design, dev ops, product design, research
125,468
10
45,676
45,677
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
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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
16
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more 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
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Banking/Financial Services
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
120,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL
Go;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;Zig
Python;Rust;Scala;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Terraform
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
Software engineering
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 collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more 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.;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
Wiz
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
The ability to understand data flows and integrate various systems in a complex stack environment
163,370
8
45,677
45,678
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
21
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
36
Database administrator or engineer
500 to 999 employees
People manager
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
Higher Education
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
9
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
86,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip
APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure
APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner
Asana
Asana
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Predictive analytics
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
Nope.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
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 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.
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
The ability to concisely outline a problem and solution in an algorithmic manner will always be necessary. Critical thinking is a skill that needs to be fostered.
86,000
null
45,678
45,679
I am learning to code
55-64 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Retired
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
40
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;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
10
Retired
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
null
null
null
4
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Answer a question NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no it is not.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,679
45,680
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Coding Bootcamp
9
Developer, full-stack
500 to 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
null
null
null
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
3,000,000
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
Windows;MacOS
GitHub
GitLab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Testing code
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Architecture and Problem Solving
34,872
7
45,680
45,681
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
15
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
15
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Valkey
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Netlify;Terraform
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Spring Boot
null
null
dropwizard NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Trello
GitLab
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Job board
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
the same fundamental problems, understanding complex codebases and how to deliver software to user requirements
95,299
6
45,681
45,682
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Other (please specify):
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)
12
Other (please specify):
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
12
Norway
NOK Norwegian krone
10,000,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Next.js
Astro;Next.js
Astro;Next.js
NA NA
null
Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed
Nano;Neovim;VSCodium
Nano;Neovim;VSCodium
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
null
null
Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
YouTube
YouTube
YouTube
NA NA
null
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
null
null
Yes, somewhat
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
null
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
988,273
9
45,682
45,683
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Primary/elementary school
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Books / Physical media
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)
null
System administrator
20 to 99 employees
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
null
null
Government
Recognition from peers for your work NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,683
45,684
I code primarily as a hobby
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
I prefer not to say
null
20
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)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Support engineer or analyst
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
7
United States of America
USD United States dollar
42,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL
C;C#;C++;MicroPython;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
Ollama
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows
Confluence
null
null
NA NA
Discord;Twitch
null
null
NA NA
No
null
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
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
42,000
null
45,684
45,685
I am a developer by profession
55-64 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)
38
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
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)
45
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
6
United States of America
USD United States dollar
400,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;PowerShell;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;SQL
HLSL HLSL
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Apache Kafka Apache Kafka
Yes
Docker;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pip;Terraform
Docker;NuGet;Terraform
Docker;NuGet;Terraform
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn
Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
No
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
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
"Vibe coding" is part of my professional development work, and I've wasted many hours going down rabbit holes that turn out to be dead ends. But LLMs have given me ideas for avenues to pursue that ultimately are productive, even when their coding suggestions are very, very wrong.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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.;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
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Early intuition about bad code and designs produced by AI tools.
400,000
9
45,685
45,686
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
null
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns 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
9
5
Spain
EUR European Euro
68,100
Yes
JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;Rust;TypeScript
TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;npm;Vite
Docker;npm;Vite
Docker;npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Astro;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte
Astro;NestJS;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
Aider;Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
79,006
6
45,686
45,687
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
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
5
System administrator
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
null
null
Computer Systems Design and Services
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
1,590
Yes
Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;F#;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
null
BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Pocketbase;Valkey
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
null
Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS
null
Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
null
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);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges
null
No, not at all
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Cybersecurity
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
1,590
null
45,687
45,688
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
65 years or older
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
38
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
41
System administrator
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
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IBM Cloud
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Red Hat
Red Hat
Asana;Confluence;Wikis
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
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
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;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
Predictive analytics;Search for answers
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
IT operations
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Defining the business requirements, interacting with customers, acceptance testing
52,007
null
45,688
45,689
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
45,689
45,690
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
Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
10
Architect, software or solutions
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
5
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
270,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java
C#;Java
Java
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL
MariaDB;MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Jakarta Server Faces NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Clickup;GitLab
Clickup;GitHub;GitLab
Clickup;GitLab
NA NA
Discord;Reddit
Discord;Bluesky
Discord
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Search for answers
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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
null
73,683
10
45,690
45,691
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
27
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
30
Developer, embedded applications or devices
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Portugal
EUR European Euro
33,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MicroPython;Python
C;MicroPython;Python
C;MicroPython;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
Fedora
Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Confluence;Jira;Trello
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
gerrit. jenkins NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Use discussion or chat feature NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
deep understanding of domain logic and business logic, high quality writing and problem explanation.
38,285
2
45,691
45,692
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
46
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
52
Developer, embedded applications or devices
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Manufacturing
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
6
Isle of Man
GBP Pound sterling
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iPadOS
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Doxygen;Wikis
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Innovation
108,913
6
45,692
45,693
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.)
22
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
15
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
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
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Python
null
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;Redis
Elasticsearch
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Webpack
Digital Ocean
null
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cline and/or Roo;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
Large Language Model;RAG
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS
Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok 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
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;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
No, I use it only for side projects.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;IT operations
MCP servers
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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
OpenRouter
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline);v0.dev;Perplexity
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Being able to do quality review of AI generated code.
100,000
7
45,693
45,694
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
null
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
1
1
India
INR Indian rupee
2,500,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
null
GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
Coding challenges
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Critical thinking and problem solving
29,060
6
45,694
45,695
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
10
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
384,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA EventStoreDB/Kurrent
Yes
Cargo;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack
Bun;Cargo;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite
Cargo;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Deno;Vue.js
Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Zed
null
NA NA
Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
null
NA NA
Reddit;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
null
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
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
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.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Complex problem solving
40,251
6
45,695
45,696
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
12
Developer, mobile
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Fintech
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
2
Chile
CLP Chilean peso
36,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby
JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;TypeScript
JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode
Android Studio;Vim;WebStorm
Android Studio;Vim;WebStorm
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows
MacOS;Android
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Videos
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code
Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Other (write in):
Yes, I do let write a solution I design in the terms I give it, I sometimes define interfaces and the stack, even the code style.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
Junie
null
Junie
null
null
GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
Junie
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Mainly design, structure, orchestrate, forsee escalation, find conceptual problems on solutions
38,171
7
45,696
45,697
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)
2
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
4
Developer, front-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
2
10
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
16,000
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Yeah, when I don't care about code quality or correctness. Good examples are code for creating plots and or sample texts for testing
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
Planning, software architecture
2,488
8
45,697
45,698
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
40
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
350,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;Oracle;SQLite
MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;Oracle;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
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 month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
350,000
8
45,698
45,699
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
44
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Retail and Consumer Services
You like your manager NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
155,000
Yes
PowerShell;SQL
null
null
LANSA, CLP, SQL, PowerShell, NA
Yes
IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server
Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;Snowflake
Microsoft SQL Server
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;Ubuntu;Android;Red Hat
Windows
Azure Devops;Jira
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Monday.com;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
Trouble-shooting and Debugging
155,000
3
45,699
45,700
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.)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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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
Engineering manager
1,000 to 4,999 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
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
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Ireland
EUR European Euro
138,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Scala;SQL;TypeScript
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NA NA
Yes
H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake
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NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform
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Mesos NA
Yes
React;Spring Boot
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NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio
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NA NA
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MacOS;Android;iPadOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
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NA NA
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn;Medium
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NA NA
Yes
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NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
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160,100
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