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46,000 | 46,001 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 8 | Developer, QA or test | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Deno;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | Lark office
Lark office | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | It is possible to create some web tools to handle minor issues, but for project advancement and evaluation, human involvement is still necessary. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new | 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 | Business abstraction ability. I tend to think that the development process will increasingly resemble the mathematical modeling competitions I participated in during my undergraduate years, and engineering-related skills will be rapidly encapsulated by AI. | null | null |
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
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NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Shadcn/ui | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 360,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 82,709 | 8 |
46,004 | 46,005 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 16 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 46 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Django;Flask;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Jira;Notion | Notion;Trello | Notion | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope | 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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 53 | 6 |
46,005 | 46,006 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 4 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Higher Education | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Ada | Ada | Ada | ADA
ADA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
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46,006 | 46,007 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 10 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python | TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch | null | Informix
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;React;Spring Boot | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It's good as a project starter - to create boilerplate code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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 | Having a broader view of the project. The AI will / should never know everything which is related to the project. | 58,007 | 8 |
46,007 | 46,008 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 4 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 128,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | 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 daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not yet. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | product, architecture | 7,216 | 8 |
46,008 | 46,009 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | null | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,009 | 46,010 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 19 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 15 | France | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Quick learner (be curious), flexible and very productive (with AI tool) | 92,812 | 9 |
46,010 | 46,011 | 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 | Attending school (full-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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Financial analyst or engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Bhutan | BTN Bhutanese ngultrum | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Solidity
Solidity | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js | NestJS;Next.js | NestJS;Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Vide coding is acceptable as long as the developer understands every line of the code and can manage future upgrades without issues. The real problem arises when developers rely on AI to generate code without understanding how it works. However, if AI is used to assist in debugging, speed up repetitive tasks, or refactor code with minor changes, then it becomes a valuable tool. I support vide coding in that context. But if developers blindly use AI-generated code without recognizing potential flaws and just because it seems to work, then we risk making a serious mistake. I use AI sometime to generate codes but I don't copy codes that seems confusing and not understandable.
Vide coding, in some ways, is trying to eliminate the human element in coding work, but AI and human intelligence should move together. Vide coding should serve as a tool and servant, enabling tasks that once took a month to be done in a week but still ensuring the code is fully optimized, maintainable, and aligned with best practices.
I can say like this. AI-Assisted Coding + Official Docs + Stack Overflow = Real-World Developer | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Human beings are the creators of AI meaning AI did not come first. Even as AI becomes more capable, there will always be a deeper sense of trust, acceptance, and emotional connection with products built by humans. However, developers must stay updated and alert to the growing potential and capabilities of AI.
Looking ahead, the most valuable skills will include:
i. Developers must continuously learn and adapt to evolving tools and frameworks.
ii. Understanding the ethical implications of AI and tech development will be crucial to ensure responsible innovation.
iii. Empathy, creativity, and critical thinking: These will remain essential in designing meaningful solutions.
iv. Long-term commitment and curiosity/ Passion and Perseverance will help developers go beyond code generation and truly innovate.
I firmly believe the education qualifications of having diploma, degree, master or Ph.Ds in the age of AI will be overtaken by skilled people.
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46,011 | 46,012 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 3 | Support engineer or analyst | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Other: | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | 360,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL | PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Bolt;PyCharm;Sublime Text | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;X | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 4,185 | null |
46,012 | 46,013 | 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 | 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 | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 22,300 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | Rust;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Snowflake;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Lovable.dev | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;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 | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Being able to understand the natural language of the customer and translated to what they actually need from a coding perspective in a functional, scalable product kind of way | 22,300 | 10 |
46,013 | 46,014 | 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 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | 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 | 5 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,800,000 | Yes | C#;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;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 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;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 | Not fully but some what use AI for solution | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Leadership, soft skills, communication, problem solving. | 32,547 | 7 |
46,014 | 46,015 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
I’m a freelancer | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | React native
React native | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Laravel;React | jQuery;Laravel;React | jQuery;Laravel;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to analyze the requirements provided by the client, the ability to have a clear overview of how the project should be planned according to the client's requirements and in perspective of possible future developments | null | 10 |
46,015 | 46,016 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,016 | 46,017 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | null | Yes, to a great extent | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
46,017 | 46,018 | 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) | 4 | 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 | 9 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,018 | 46,019 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,019 | 46,020 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 27 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | null | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 26,000 | null | Java;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | windev
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | openclassrooms
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | No, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | 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 | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 30,164 | 7 |
46,020 | 46,021 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Fintech | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,021 | 46,022 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Academic researcher | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | null | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | null | Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | null | supabase | null | Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 33,886 | 7 |
46,022 | 46,023 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,023 | 46,024 | I code primarily as a hobby | 55-64 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 30 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | null | null |
46,024 | 46,025 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
Supported/maintained | Security or privacy concerns
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46,025 | 46,026 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 34 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;TypeScript;Zig | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | Sinatra, Phoenix
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | null | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Wikis;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);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 | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, in my opinion it is like copying random snippets from stackoverflow questions until it works magically out somehow. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to learn and adapt without relying on AI. | 121,815 | null |
46,026 | 46,027 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 43 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;PowerShell;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;PowerShell;Rust;Swift;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;PowerShell;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;SwiftData;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, definitely not | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Deep and/or domain-specific knowledge and experience. Especially experience resulting in „gut feelings“ about projects or problems. | 150,819 | 7 |
46,027 | 46,028 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 36,000 | Yes | Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Supabase;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor | Bolt;Cursor | Bolt;Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Miro;Notion | Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Notion | Google Workspace;Linear;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | 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 | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | creativity, problem solving | 23 | 7 |
46,028 | 46,029 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 14 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 825,000 | Yes | Swift | Rust;Swift | Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Debugging. | 8,167 | 8 |
46,029 | 46,030 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 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 | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,030 | 46,031 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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46,031 | 46,032 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | 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 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 650,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | Avalonia
Avalonia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | Avalonia | Avalonia | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Fedora | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;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 | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 68,134 | 8 |
46,032 | 46,033 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | France | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer | Sentry
Sentry | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | Moodle
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup | Clickup | Clickup | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | not at all | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Robotics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 139,218 | 9 |
46,033 | 46,034 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,092,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Contextual and creative problem solving | 61,566 | 5 |
46,034 | 46,035 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 21 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 7 | France | EUR European Euro | 310,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pacman;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Koa
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the implications of a change | 359,645 | 7 |
46,035 | 46,036 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 100 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Open shift
NA | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Thymeleaf
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;NixOS | MacOS;iOS | Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Copilot
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos | 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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving | 69,609 | 7 |
46,036 | 46,037 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,037 | 46,038 | 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) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,038 | 46,039 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 9 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 105,000 | Yes | JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | null | XCodeCloud
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | Airtable;Asana | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not yet, but a big part of inspiration is, Oh yea you can write code like that nice ! Or oh yeha that bug was so simple, why didn't I think of that. It's making coding harder and vibe coding easier. | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | I believe critical thinking will remain valuable. Architecture. System design. Everything else will get replaced by AI. | 76,606 | 5 |
46,039 | 46,040 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 2 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,040 | 46,041 | 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) | 6 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 300,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | Go | null | typescript
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MongoDB | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 81,870 | 7 |
46,041 | 46,042 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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) | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,042 | 46,043 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 16 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 23,492 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Java;Kotlin;MicroPython | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 31,982 | 8 |
46,043 | 46,044 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 7 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Sometimes, depends on the task | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 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 | to maintain an overall overview of a large, complex project | null | 8 |
46,044 | 46,045 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | null | null | null | null | null | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,045 | 46,046 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 41 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 5 | Mauritius | MUR Mauritian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Odoo | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | 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;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 use vibe coding to certain extent but still prefer to write code for challenging tasks. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | Zenml | Vertex AI;LangChain;LangGraph | null | opik | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Data modeling, domain specific knowledge and secure code. | null | null |
46,046 | 46,047 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Bangladesh | USD United States dollar | null | null | PHP | PHP | PHP | NA
NA | null | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | null | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
46,047 | 46,048 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,048 | 46,049 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,049 | 46,050 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,050 | 46,051 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Games or coding challenges | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,051 | 46,052 | 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 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,750,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Sitecore
Machine learning and neural network | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Netlify;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Netlify;npm;NuGet;Webpack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I do think vibe coding with expertise on the technicallity is good for development but leaning towards not understanding the core will cost us heavily | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;Neo4j | null | null | null | Snyk | null | GitHub Copilot;Bolt.new | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding business and people requirement | 31,966 | 5 |
46,052 | 46,053 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 23 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
vibrant community | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Expert mentors
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 200,000 | Yes | Java | Java;Rust | Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | spring-graphql, graphql | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | mastodon
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Other (write in): | 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 | 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;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | know how to ask a question and describe a problem | 232,029 | 7 |
46,053 | 46,054 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 5,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | null | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Firebase | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 58,120 | 7 |
46,054 | 46,055 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | 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 | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | Appeon Powerbuilder
Appeon Powerbuilder | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | ASE Sybase
ASE Sybase | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | Windows;Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Imagination, creativity | null | 8 |
46,055 | 46,056 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | 17 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
Presence of AI | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 260,000 | Yes | JavaScript | null | null | Elm
Elm | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Elm
Elm | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 301,638 | null |
46,056 | 46,057 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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);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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;IBM Cloud;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Drupal;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Business process automation;IT operations | MCP servers | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 5 |
46,057 | 46,058 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | 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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,500,000 | Yes | Kotlin;Scala;SQL | Kotlin;Scala | Kotlin;Scala | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | mill
mill | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | logic | 83,882 | 8 |
46,058 | 46,059 | 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 160,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;Python | JavaScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL | Oracle | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | 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 | GOOD | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | AI agents | 1,860 | 5 |
46,059 | 46,060 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
Good Community & Resources | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;H2;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Next.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Next.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, Vibe Coding is not as in part of my developement work , I do use AI for research & knowledge gaining , some time for basic codes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Debugging & Complex Problem Solving, Real World Problem Solving , Real Time Brainstroming, Accuracy , Trust | 9,299 | 7 |
46,060 | 46,061 | 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.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | null | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 900,000 | Yes | Go;Java;Python;SQL | Go;Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | MySQL | NA
VikingDB,StarRocks | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Trae | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Trae | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Trae | NA
GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
Doubao | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | 125,357 | 8 |
46,061 | 46,062 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
46,062 | 46,063 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,168,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;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 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 75,925 | 9 |
46,063 | 46,064 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 77,000 | Yes | C#;C++;PowerShell;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 104,829 | 7 |
46,064 | 46,065 | 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 | 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);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Data engineer | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Performance and scalability | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 5 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;Poetry | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Databricks
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Wikis | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hashnode;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | 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 monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Decision intelligence | Language processing | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | LangMem | null | Llama Index;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Coding, SQL, tuning | 174,022 | 10 |
46,065 | 46,066 | 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) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | 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 | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 |
46,066 | 46,067 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 21 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 17 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | Hell no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Redis;supabase;pgvector | null | Ollama | null | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Best practices, communication, being more precise in defining tasks / communication with clients, mentoring, being aware of AIs disadvantages | 95,132 | 10 |
46,067 | 46,068 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
46,068 | 46,069 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,069 | 46,070 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | 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 | 10 | 6 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 650,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | PowerShell | PowerShell | Liquid (Shopify)
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube | 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really but AI does assist in a lot of tasks | No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have 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. | 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. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving, designing and architecting good solutions. | 36,646 | 6 |
46,070 | 46,071 | 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.) | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,071 | 46,072 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,072 | 46,073 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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) | 1 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,073 | 46,074 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 12 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,074 | 46,075 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | System administrator | 500 to 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 2 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 4,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | null | null | VBS
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker | null | null | Nextcloud
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | Vbsedit
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Long-form articles;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 | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | General knowledge | 39,599 | null |
46,075 | 46,076 | 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.) | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,076 | 46,077 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 15 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yea | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
46,077 | 46,078 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 33 | 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) | 41 | System administrator | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;SQL | Linden Scripting Language (LSL), Markdown, MediaWiki Markup
Linden Scripting Language (LSL), Markdown, MediaWiki Markup | Yes | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Homebrew;Make;New Relic | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;NuGet;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack;Yandex Cloud | APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Make;New Relic | MacPorts
MacPorts | Yes | Node.js;WordPress | Astro;WordPress | WordPress | Gin (for Go)
Go Fiber | Yes | Cursor;Nano | Cursor;Nano | Cursor;Nano | Nova, Emacs
Nova, Emacs | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards;Long-form articles | 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, but I plan to soon | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Most definitely not; I consider "vibe coding" as "hype coding", i.e. it's just a fad which will slowly and inexorably disappear, as most people will conclude that the effort of generating anything with an LLM that *really* works as intended is greater than actually to learn "real coding".
AI (and LLMs) are far better at other tasks, such as providing skeleton frameworks which can then filled in later, e.g. "design me a CLI for doing CRUD on MySQL using Go". Current-generation AIs make a good attempt at providing something useful enough as a starting point, which will be refined later.
Similarly, they're good enough at applying "the right algorithm & data structures" in a certain context — while a human would require some time wading through Knuth (or Dijkstra!) in search of such a solution. But that's because the programmer *knows* what they're doing. With "vibe coding", one might ask the LLM to generate some code to sort a list of things alphabetically — and the LLM *will* do something which might even work. But then comes the questioning phase: will this code work within certain parameters or in certain contexts? Is the choice of algorithm & data structures appropriate for the current scenario? While you may *ask* that directly to the AI ("is this code appropriate?"), the answer might be different from what you expected, thus forcing the programmer's mind to figuring out the task at hand by systematically going through the generated code.
"Vibe coding" removes all of that in favour of "hiding the details" — becoming a magic black box which spews out "some code". Yes, but how do you possibly maintain that "code"? | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | '- "Thinking out the box": the ability to come up with novel solutions for existing problems, or to develop something from scratch to apply to a completely new problem. (LLMs propose solutions/patterns by analysing a problem first and selecting the most probable solution for that specific case.) | 17,402 | null |
46,078 | 46,079 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,079 | 46,080 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 189,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | Azure Storage
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React | Next.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I don't let the AI do my work. It helps me when it understands a pattern, that's it | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to go through a codebase, understand and write simple code | 137,891 | 7 |
46,080 | 46,081 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,081 | 46,082 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 32 | 5 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | 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 (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | Debugging, planning, engineering, architecture | 232,029 | 10 |
46,082 | 46,083 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,083 | 46,084 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 12,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;New Relic;npm;Vercel;Yarn | Cloudflare;Firebase;npm;Vercel;Yarn | Cloudflare;Firebase;npm;Vercel;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Asana;GitHub | Asana;GitHub | Asana;GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Git Nation
Git Nation | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | BgGPT
BgGPT | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it's good for rapid prototyping. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Having the full picture about the project and applying it to the solution. Thinking out of the box to find better solutions than what the prompt asks. | 7,117 | 6 |
46,084 | 46,085 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,500,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;PHP | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;Snowflake | Redis | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Node.js | Django;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Pydantic;RAG | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes it is very much, I spend less time on non-trivial issues, and get to focus more on actual business logic | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | 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 | 1. understanding and translating client requirements to technical requirements.
2. Quality Assurance will take priority because AI generated code needs to tested far more thoroughly, | 17,436 | 7 |
46,085 | 46,086 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 35 | 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 | 40 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 150,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | null | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 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 the business you're developing for.
Application development directions.
Debugging complex environment-related problems. | 185,989 | 8 |
46,086 | 46,087 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 12 | 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 15 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;YouTrack | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, but not mainly, more for fun | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Architect, test, combine | null | 8 |
46,087 | 46,088 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 7 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 35,000 | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding the client needs | 40,605 | 7 |
46,088 | 46,089 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | 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 | 10 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,089 | 46,090 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | 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.;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. | 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 | 69,609 | 8 |
46,090 | 46,091 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Coding Bootcamp | 32 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Higher Education | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Lisp;R;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Angular;AngularJS;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, "vibe coding," or using AI to generate code based on natural language prompts, is increasingly becoming a part of professional development in software engineering. It's not about replacing developers, but rather about leveraging AI as a tool to enhance productivity and focus on higher-level tasks. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | IBM watsonx.ai;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph;Haystack | null | Honeycomb;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, Logical Reasoning, Decision-Making, Innovation, Imagination, Technical proficiency, Emotional resilience, Learning agility, Emotional Intelligence, and Credibility. | 11,624 | 6 |
46,091 | 46,092 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 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 | Prohibitive pricing
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46,092 | 46,093 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,093 | 46,094 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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46,094 | 46,095 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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) | 44 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 10 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Freepascal
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fantasy and ability to innovate. LLM are parrots, just a powerful way to reach informations that humans have elaborated. No humans contributions => idiot and empty LLMs | null | 7 |
46,095 | 46,096 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | I prefer not to say | null | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | C#;Dart;TypeScript | Dart;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Ruby on Rails | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;visionOS | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | 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 | 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 | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not yet, but I'll use and test this approach, soon. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Making decisions. | null | 9 |
46,096 | 46,097 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 1 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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46,097 | 46,098 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Deno;NestJS;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Debian | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, we successfully created a tool for internal use with minimal effort but also just accepted some things the AI implemented that we would have done different | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | supabase | null | Vertex AI;Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Understanding core technologies and infrastructure and be able to compare implication of its usage
Communicating with stakeholders to ensure business requirements are correctly translated to technical solutions | 97,452 | 6 |
46,098 | 46,099 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 22 | 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) | 26 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Privacy guarantees | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 350,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js | Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js | Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;visionOS | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Other (write in): | No, not at this time | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and critical thinking | 350,000 | 7 |
46,099 | 46,100 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | null | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
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