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4,600 | 4,601 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Engineering manager | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python | PLC
PLC | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;InfluxDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | APT;Docker;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | APT;Docker;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Zed | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | RAG | Pydantic;RAG | RAG | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Nextcloud
Nextcloud | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemma, Local Qwen
Gemma, Local Qwen | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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4,602 | 4,603 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Azure DepOps
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Dart;Python | Dart;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Firebase | Firebase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | serverpod | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | 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 | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Perplexity | codex, cline | 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 | critical thinking, planning, clear writing, design logic, design patterns | 90,000 | 10 |
4,604 | 4,605 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 140,000 | Yes | Python;TypeScript | Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS | Deno;FastAPI;jQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;Twitch;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 190,598 | 7 |
4,605 | 4,606 | 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);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | 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.;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.;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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem solving, performance | null | 8 |
4,606 | 4,607 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 86,237 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;IT operations;Customer service support | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 1,722 | 5 |
4,607 | 4,608 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 450,000 | Yes | Python;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;NestJS;Node.js | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | not personally but is encouraged at an organization level. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | code review, application logic building, security concerns and ethical implications of AI code use. | 5,231 | 8 |
4,608 | 4,609 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 10 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Higher Education | null | Yes | null | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | Docker;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Pacman;Pip | UV
UV | Yes | Flask;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Gitea
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
4,609 | 4,610 | 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 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle | BigQuery;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;MongoDB;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 139,218 | 7 |
4,610 | 4,611 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | Reputation for quality
Easy to maintain source code | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 26,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;TypeScript | C;Go;Rust | Go | NA
Zig | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Miro | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;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 | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. Nope. Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 capacity to implement low level algorithms; cybersecurity and other fields of knowledge where secrecy is key | 4,824 | 6 |
4,611 | 4,612 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 2 | Developer, QA or test | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 156,000 | Yes | C;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Discord;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Discord;YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 156,000 | null |
4,612 | 4,613 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 26,400 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go | Forth
Forth, J, APL | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | FreeBSD Ports, FreeBSD Jails
FreeBSD Ports, FreeBSD Jails | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | lobste.rs
lobste.rs | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | 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 | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | problem solving, software engineering, ergonomics, didactics (i.e. writing documentation that is useful), in-depth subject matter knowledge | 30,628 | 7 |
4,613 | 4,614 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | System administrator | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Lua;PowerShell;Rust | Lua;PowerShell;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vercel | Ansible;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Ansible;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;WordPress | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | null | Claude Code;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | gemma3
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;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. | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Galileo | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thinking and planning | 34,804 | null |
4,614 | 4,615 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 28,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Fedora | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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
Leave since this site is a toxic sh*thole | No, not at all | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. I make sure I understand what the AI has done/changed before using it. Almost never do I break this rule, but when I do, I am desperate. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Debugging / reasoning. The code written can look good on paper but just not work for god knows why, and AI doesn't really consider better alternatives unless specifically asked for it. | 32,484 | 8 |
4,615 | 4,616 | 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 | 25 | 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 | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding end users' needs | 87,011 | 8 |
4,616 | 4,617 | 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 | 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;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,200,000 | Yes | Java;Python;Rust | Go;Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Railway | Docker;Google Cloud;Yarn | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Flask;Spring Boot;Svelte | Flask;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. But it is a part of my personal work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Neo4j;Qdrant | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | I am not sure | 13,949 | 7 |
4,617 | 4,618 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 2 | 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);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) | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Go;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Go;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Astro | null | SolidJS
SolidJS | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Bluesky;X | Bluesky;X | Bluesky;X | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No, not at all. Vibe coding absolutely can't be used for day-to-day coding when working with low-level systems. It induces hard-to-understand and read code, unnecessary complexities, and frequently unsafe code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Security consulting, optimisations, understanding algorithms and having good problem-solving skills instead of knowing any specific language, understanding how programming languages work instead of understanding how to program with any particular language, software engineering and architecture. | null | null |
4,618 | 4,619 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 57,500 | Yes | C#;Delphi;SQL | C#;Delphi;SQL | C#;Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | 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 | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Microsoft Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanting the problem | 66,708 | 8 |
4,619 | 4,620 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Nepal | NPR Nepalese rupee | 1,020,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React | Astro;FastAPI;Flask;React | Astro;FastAPI;Flask;React | Vite
Vite | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Weaviate | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Critical Thinking
| 7,417 | 8 |
4,620 | 4,621 | 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.) | 19 | 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;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) | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | C#;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn | Cargo;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Cargo;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Axum | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iPadOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Basecamp
Basecamp | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. Unless something is very small or I don't understand the problem well enough to describe exactly what to do to the LLM and need to do some experimentation, I prompt one to generate most of my code. | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Snyk | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding security and performance. AI will likely improve with both, but it still takes good knowledge of them to check the output. Also, translating project requirements to good prompts vis-a-vis the existing code base. | 175,000 | 9 |
4,621 | 4,622 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Polars | c++23 | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Arch | MacOS;Debian;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | 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, 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 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 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 6 |
4,622 | 4,623 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 30 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Go;Rust | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | Helix
Helix | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 7 |
4,623 | 4,624 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 66,250 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Innovation! Generative AI doesn't synthesise new understandings (it doesn't understand at all). | 90,194 | 7 |
4,624 | 4,625 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 37 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 43,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | 4Js Genero
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Informix
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | 4Js Genero
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | 4Js Genero Studio
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 49,886 | 8 |
4,625 | 4,626 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 936,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion | Azure Devops;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Search for answers | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Prompt | 7,658 | 5 |
4,626 | 4,627 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Integration of AI or AI agents | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 61,500 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | C#;C++;MATLAB;Python | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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 | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 71,349 | 9 |
4,627 | 4,628 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | 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.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Predictive analytics | null | 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 | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Clarity and communication
| null | null |
4,628 | 4,629 | 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 | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 21 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Swift | Objective-C
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Xcode | Sublime Text;Xcode | Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Empathy, critical thinking, edge cases, creativity | null | 9 |
4,629 | 4,630 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | India | INR Indian rupee | 400,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | null | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Proble solving | 4,650 | 7 |
4,630 | 4,631 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 27 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | C;C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust | C;C++;Rust | C;C++;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Pacman | Ansible;Docker;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;React;Vue.js | Flask;Vue.js | Flask;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | 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 | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 92,812 | 8 |
4,631 | 4,632 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | School | Robust and complete API
Lack of AI integration or AI Agent capabilities | Other (please specify):
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,321 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Podman;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Podman | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Podman | uv, pipenv
uv | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Flask;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Flask;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Logseq
Logseq | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding your stack and your code | 58,380 | null |
4,632 | 4,633 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;Java;PowerShell;Python | Go;Groovy;Java;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Groovy;Java;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Splunk | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | RAG;Microsoft Fabric | RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Learn AI and machine learning from the absolute fundamentals. Or become better at other skills, like business, and/or data analytics. | 150,000 | 6 |
4,633 | 4,634 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 37 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | No | 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 | 10 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Prometheus;Terraform | Cargo;Prometheus;Terraform | Nix, NixOS
Nix, NixOS | Yes | Axum | Deno;Axum | Axum | Dioxus, WASM
Dioxus, WASM | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Favorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions | Deep reasoning and solving complex problems that are not only about factual knowledge | null | 9 |
4,634 | 4,635 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Python;SQL;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Lua;OCaml;SQL;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Lua;OCaml;SQL;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Spring Boot | Astro;Phoenix;React | Phoenix;React | Lustre
Lustre | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Neovim;Vim;Zed | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users;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 monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | 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 | Project planning;Documenting 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | The hability to deeply understand a software codebase and translate user needs into actionable tasks within it | null | 10 |
4,635 | 4,636 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React | Django;React | Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, 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. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Being able to articulate a problem to solve or specific desired outcomes. The first step in writing software now is to first be able to articulate what problem you want to solve and what that solution would look like. This is, and I believe will be, a deceptively difficult task. | 120,000 | null |
4,636 | 4,637 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, mobile | 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | null | Python;Swift | Python;Swift | Python;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | SwiftData | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Arch;NixOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | nope. Just using vice coding for POC apps. Not in production. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving
Project management
Strong future vision of the project
| 55,687 | 8 |
4,637 | 4,638 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;R;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | not professional, just for fun | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding code, understanding the problem to be solved, communication with cooworkers | null | null |
4,638 | 4,639 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Student | 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 | Other (please specify):
Use of AI or AI Agents | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig;Gleam | Erlang;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Gleam | Erlang;GDScript;Java;Kotlin;Lua;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;npm;Pacman;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Pacman;Podman | Bun;Docker;Pacman;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | Lustre
Lustre | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | Obsidian;Wikis | Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | 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 | that shit can fuck off | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Being able to code and problem solve - AI tools are currently basically useless and way worse than an actual developer, and even if they improve on the next few years they are still trained on stolen data and are also running the environment. | null | null |
4,639 | 4,640 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Somewhat | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Architecturing | null | 9 |
4,640 | 4,641 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 39 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 39 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | null | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | MongoDB;Redis | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django;FastAPI | Django | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | Nextcloud
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really, I'm using it only for smaller parts and still like to write on my own. But AI meanwhile writes 90% of our test cases. Won't call this vibe coding ;-) | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Understand the needs of the involved parties (stakeholders, product managers), security and of course structural software design. AI is not creative and does not and will not "understand" the big picture. | 139,218 | 9 |
4,641 | 4,642 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training | null | null | 11 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | null | null | null | null | null | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 7 |
4,642 | 4,643 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 10 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 9 | France | EUR European Euro | 28,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Laravel | Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Svelte | Flask;jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | MacOS;iOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, hate the term, throwing shit and seeing what sticks is not a vibe | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication | 32,484 | null |
4,643 | 4,644 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 10,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Netlify;npm;Pip;Railway;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Firebase;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | no, and won't be. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep knowledge of software fundamentals; problem-solving skills; code reading skills; | 240 | null |
4,644 | 4,645 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;Redis | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel | Laravel;Next.js | Laravel | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting 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 | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | System architecure and design | null | 6 |
4,645 | 4,646 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | India | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MySQL;SQLite | Cassandra;InfluxDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Astro;Drupal;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Astro;Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | ASP.NET;Astro;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor 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 | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I'm only using it for repetitive tasks. Because LLMs are still not dependable on when working with complex projects, they can hallucinate, output buggy code, they sometimes follow the instructions too exactly to the point where they don't account for anything else like security or performance, etc... which can really mess up my workflow and consume more time to fix & implement. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
4,646 | 4,647 | 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 | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 42 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 81,787 | Yes | C#;C++;Java;Lua | C# | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Zoho Projects
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | null | 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 | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Understanding whether code meets requirements. Finding bugs based on user complaints. | 111,346 | 8 |
4,647 | 4,648 | 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) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | 720,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Asana;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | For past couple weeks yes, but in general I do not see myself as a vibe coder | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;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 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.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Redis;Qdrant;pgvector;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Llama Index;LangChain | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving skills in general, being curious, versatility | 18,178 | 6 |
4,648 | 4,649 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | 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, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Write code | null | null |
4,649 | 4,650 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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 | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 504,000 | Yes | C#;C++;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | Azure Devops;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 52,830 | 4 |
4,650 | 4,651 | 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 | Books / Physical media;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 7 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 28,320 | Yes | C;Python | C;Python;Rust | C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, definitely no, but AI helps me create simple scripts on Python to make my work faster, at creating this tools I am particular vibe coder. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Create complex architecture and structure will be mostly human work, but creating instruments, modules, functions will be done via AI. | 28,320 | 8 |
4,651 | 4,652 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);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 | 42 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 100,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net);Gleam | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Pacman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Android;Debian | GitLab;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,638 | 5 |
4,652 | 4,653 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | 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);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;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 1 | 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 influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 58,120 | null |
4,653 | 4,654 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
Not AI | Other (please specify):
Unnecessary presence of AI | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;JavaScript;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Rust | C | k
k | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make | Make | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing 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 | No. I use AI as typing assistant. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Everything. | null | null |
4,654 | 4,655 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Data or business analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Bluesky | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 | 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. | 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 | null | null | null |
4,655 | 4,656 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Oracle;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Arch;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | security | null | 10 |
4,656 | 4,657 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Astro;Deno;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 79,062 | null |
4,657 | 4,658 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 13 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Prometheus;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Literally nothing | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no lol | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Snowflake MCP | Vertex AI | null | null | null | Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Problem-solving and communication skills | 204,212 | 10 |
4,658 | 4,659 | 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 | 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);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 64,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Logical reasoning and critical thinking | 74,249 | 8 |
4,659 | 4,660 | 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);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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 8 | 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 | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 15,000 | Yes | C;C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Chocolatey;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | AngularJS;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Trello | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 300 | 4 |
4,660 | 4,661 | 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 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 44 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 98,000 | Yes | Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | YugabyteDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes | Docker;Gradle | Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
Ktor | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | PlantUML
PlantUML | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. When I use AI to generate code, I thoroughly check it manually and usually modify it considerably before committing. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Development skills will remain valuable because AI generated code is untrustworthy. This means highly skilled developers will be much more in demand than junior developers. | 133,419 | 7 |
4,661 | 4,662 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Books / Physical media;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 225 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | We are currently testing it out. | 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving details, attention to detail, creativity | 225 | 8 |
4,662 | 4,663 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Applied scientist | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Fortran;R;Ruby | Lua | null | awk, Julia, crystal-lang, v-lang
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Innovating, research, development, creativity | null | 8 |
4,663 | 4,664 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | null | null | null | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | IBM Cloud | IBM Cloud | IBM Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 8 |
4,664 | 4,665 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Axum | Flask;Axum | Flask;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI 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 | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not at all | 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.;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 | 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 | architecturing solutions | 58,007 | 10 |
4,665 | 4,666 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Developer, QA or test | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Maven (build tool);Podman;Webpack | Gradle;Maven (build tool);Podman;Webpack | Gradle;Maven (build tool);Podman;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Yes | 200,000 | 9 |
4,666 | 4,667 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other (please specify): | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 125,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Splunk | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;VSCodium | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Fedora;Pop!_OS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | null | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | 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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 154,991 | 8 |
4,667 | 4,668 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | 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 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing | 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 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 | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
4,668 | 4,669 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Kotlin;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Gleam | mcfunction
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
Lustre | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | Helix
Helix | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Decomposition | null | null |
4,669 | 4,670 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
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 | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 240,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular | Angular | 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 | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 | Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | debugging, testing | 55,139 | 9 |
4,670 | 4,671 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 31 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 40 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 96,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | PowerShell;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding requirement. Knowing legacy systems architecture. | 111,374 | null |
4,671 | 4,672 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 55,333 | Yes | C#;C++;Python;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;SQL | C#;C++;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Cockroachdb | Datomic;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip | Cargo;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | OneNote, Microsoft Word
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Mostly the same skills as currently | 64,194 | 8 |
4,672 | 4,673 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
Inclusion of AI | Manufacturing | 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 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | elm
elm | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | openshift
openshift | Yes | Django;Flask;WordPress | AngularJS;Django;FastAPI;Flask;WordPress | Django;Flask;WordPress | sass
sass | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Substack | Stack Overflow;Substack | Stack Overflow;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Independent problem solving | 116,015 | 3 |
4,673 | 4,674 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 35 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 62,000 | Yes | COBOL;Python;TypeScript | Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip | Pipenv
VM | Yes | Flask | Fastify;Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;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 monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. Not yet. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Deep knowledge of how code executes in the machine: processes, memory, planning, concurrency, etc.
Software architecture, maintainability, reliability.
Deep knowledge of language internals, how it execute, hows internally managed.
Data organisation design. | 71,929 | 2 |
4,674 | 4,675 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 16 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | 159,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | EdgeDB
EdgeDB | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;pnpm;Podman;Railway;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Biome
Biome | Yes | Astro;Deno;Node.js;React | Astro | Astro | SolidJS
SolidJS | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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 | null | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | GitHub MCP Server | Cursor.ai | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Architecture | 184,463 | 10 |
4,675 | 4,676 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 72,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;pnpm;Splunk | Docker;pnpm | Docker;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | troubleshooting, debugging | 72,000 | 6 |
4,676 | 4,677 | 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 | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 0 | France | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 87,011 | 6 |
4,677 | 4,678 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time) | 13 | 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 | 21 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Other (please specify):
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 105,624 | Yes | Python | HTML/CSS;Lisp;Python;TypeScript | Python | NA
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Notion | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | 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 | Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Other (write in): | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | Language processing | 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. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Reading, Writing, Arithmetic | 105,624 | null |
4,678 | 4,679 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 7 | France | EUR European Euro | 27,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | Express;Laravel;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I think "vibe coding" is bullshit. This is *NOT* "coding". I would consider anyone doing this kind of practice a threat to the integrity of the project. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Logic. Conception. Software design. Critical thinking. Decision making. | 32,020 | null |
4,679 | 4,680 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 27 | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Committing and reviewing code | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | null | null | null |
4,680 | 4,681 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 31 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,212,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Supabase | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
Pulumi | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React | Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | It's good for POC projects, I can use vibe coding to get an idea out quickly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | That's a tough one to answer, the landscape might look completely different to what we expect now. But I feel like developers will still be developing, we'll be focused more specifically on architecture and orchestration, we'll have a larger variety of input formats to work with AI, our method of work will be intent driven, we will be closer to business as a result | 68,331 | null |
4,681 | 4,682 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | Dart;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pacman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Podman | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really, I occassionally let an AI generate something small for me (recent examples: Vim function, simple node.js server that only has one endpoint for uploading a file), but in general I don't use it to generate code for the actual software that I work on | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | I expect basically all skills to remain valuable. I expect AI to increase the pace of development, not replace skills. IMO depending on AI tools instead of learning how to do something is a short-term solution that doesn't scale. | 75,410 | 7 |
4,682 | 4,683 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Nix
Nix | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Yarn | Nix
Nix | Yes | Astro;Deno;Node.js;Phoenix | Astro;Phoenix | Astro;Phoenix | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Android;NixOS | Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 83,531 | 9 |
4,683 | 4,684 | 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.) | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 7 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | 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 | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | AI is super good at writing boilerplate code, but any business critical code would have to be reviewed multiple times. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Critical thinkin gand common sense | 81,210 | null |
4,684 | 4,685 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 10 | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all 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 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | We are asked to by the leadership, and i try but often get frustruated | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding bigger codebases and making decisions | null | 9 |
4,685 | 4,686 | 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 | 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 | 15 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Armenia | AMD Armenian dram | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Node.js;Spring Boot | Express;Fastify;Node.js;Spring Boot | Express;Fastify;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | Workfront
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 3 |
4,686 | 4,687 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Other (please specify):
remote work | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | 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 | 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 | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I need to exactly knew what I'm delivering as it responsible for what I deliver. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Full picture Perspective and holistic approach to project. Juniors or mids who only code will have no value. | null | 9 |
4,687 | 4,688 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 88,400 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Make;Pip | Cargo;Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Vue.js | null | null | Laminas
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;Redmine | GitHub;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | 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 | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | critical thinking, understanding users and their needs, solving atypical problems | 24,124 | 10 |
4,688 | 4,689 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 161,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | 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);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Architectural design, planning, and engineering. Novel software and algorithms. | 161,200 | 5 |
4,689 | 4,690 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 7 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,100,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;NuGet;Railway;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;New Relic;NuGet;Railway;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;NuGet;Railway;Vercel;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | null | Search for answers | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Basic concept of development and system design. | 12,786 | 5 |
4,690 | 4,691 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;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;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 | 45 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | 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. | 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. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
4,691 | 4,692 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 24 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 0 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | bazel zig uv
zig uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | poolside
poolside | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | low lever performance, RL and ML | null | 9 |
4,692 | 4,693 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | 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) | 29 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Well supported and constantly updated | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Notion | Azure Devops;Notion | Azure Devops;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Empathy, holistic thinking, storytelling, achitecture. | 180,000 | 9 |
4,693 | 4,694 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | null | 10 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | null | JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY? | TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY? | null | null | null | null | null | TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY?
TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY? | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY?
TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY? | null | null | null | null | TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY?
TO MUCH QUESTIONS!!! ARE YOU CRAZY? | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code | null | Other (write in): | Not! | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
4,694 | 4,695 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python | Mojo | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Pip | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, architecting non-trivial or large-scale applications, how to translate user requirements into software requirements | null | 8 |
4,695 | 4,696 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
is free/libre software | Other (please specify):
closed source | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Redis;SQLite | Redis;SQLite | redict
redict | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | uv, ruff, deno, ovh, netcup
uv, ruff, deno, ovh, netcup | Yes | Astro;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;FastAPI | Deno | raw html
raw html | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | ollama
ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | c++23 | null | null | null | Android;Debian | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | codeberg, pen and paper
codeber, pen and paper | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News | lobste.rs
lobste.rs | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Other (write in): | 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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | 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 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 | communication, understanding requirements, understanding the code, thinking out of box/unconventional solutions | 8,137 | 6 |
4,696 | 4,697 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Other (please specify): | 13 | Other (please specify): | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 16 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Gleam | Uxntal
Uxntal | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Deno;Node.js | Deno;Node.js | htmx
htmx | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | null | null | Ollama
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, vibe coding is doodoo feces. If all you want is Shit as a Service, fine, but for anything unique or complex it shits the bed. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | All of them. I don't think AI is changing anything. Just because we labeled it "AI" doesn't mean we're hitting Skynet with it. | 54,000 | null |
4,697 | 4,698 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 900 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | SQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | 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;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 need quick help troubleshooting | client communication | 22 | 5 |
4,698 | 4,699 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Project manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 2 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 1,200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | PyCharm | PyCharm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Learning how to troubleshoot | 775 | null |
4,699 | 4,700 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 19 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 24 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 12 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Mnesia
CupDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Phoenix | jQuery;Phoenix | jQuery;Phoenix | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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 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.;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 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 | Knowledge, data privacy, data security | 92,812 | 3 |
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