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500 | 501 | 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 | 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 | 8 | Applied scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 98,000 | Yes | C++;Python | Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 17,840 | 4 |
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NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Hetzner
Hetzner | Yes | Angular;Astro;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Express;jQuery;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Homebrew;Make;Pacman | APT;Homebrew;Pacman | APT;Homebrew;Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano | Nano | Nano | Geany
Geany | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
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NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | React Router, Remix, Bun
React Router, Remix, Bun | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not part of my professional work; personal projects only. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase;pgvector | null | OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Glean (Enterprise Agents);v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | 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 | Architecture, troubleshooting, communication, strategic planning | 250,000 | 9 |
505 | 506 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | good physique | null | 7 |
506 | 507 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | 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 | 10 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 8 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis | etcd, zookeeper
etcd | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Micronaut
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it does not work. Ai is wrong in one way or another almost exclusively in every 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Critical thinking, quick fact checking, having a gut feeling for correctness, having the skills to do independent research to validate the ai answer. | 98,612 | 10 |
507 | 508 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Other (write in):
Find an answer to a question someone else has asked. | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Abso-fucking-lutely not. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 100,000 | 9 |
508 | 509 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 11 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 101,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Pacman;pnpm | Cargo;Composer;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry | Composer;Pacman;pnpm | Nix
Nix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Being good at programming, computer science | 125,729 | 6 |
509 | 510 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 26 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 110,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Discord;Bluesky | Discord;Bluesky | Discord;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Other (write in): | NO | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | Language processing;Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | All skills will be valuable, what kind of question is this? abandon everything and become an aubergine? | 149,756 | 9 |
510 | 511 | 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 | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 104,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Yes | 104,000 | 8 |
511 | 512 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | Data or business analyst | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Energy | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | TypeScript | null | Julia
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | null | Amazon Aurora
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip | Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Splunk;Terraform;Webpack | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Drupal;Laravel;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Trello | Jira | null | NA
NA | LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. I regularly ask AI to to code modules or solutions and then I review and implement and then have a discussion with it to debug and tweak. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | 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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Business logic analysis and planning, database design, and complex UI development and design. | 200,000 | 7 |
512 | 513 | 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.) | 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);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 | 9 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Tunisia | TND Tunisian dinar | 27,600 | 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;Datadog;Docker | Composer;Datadog;Docker | Composer;Datadog;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | React;Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Redmine | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, definitely no! | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Debugging | 9,368 | 8 |
513 | 514 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Energy | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip | Podman | null | Apptainer
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;VSCodium | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Stack Overflow for Teams | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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 | 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 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 | null | 14,563 | 5 |
514 | 515 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 47 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 50 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C | C;Python;Rust | C | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | null | 10 |
515 | 516 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 12,660 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Podman;Vite | DNF
DNF | Yes | Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js;Axum | Vue.js;Axum | leptos
leptos | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is at most to be used as prototypes. AI is not yet even close to generating good enough software to be reliable and maintainable.
"Vibe Coding" can be used for small, simple tasks - but not for entire projects. It is a great prototyping tool and that's it. So ye, it may be part of it - but only for testing a concept or help speed up development a bit. Never however doing the entire project. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity.
The ability to look into how people use software and design it accordingly.
Specialization - AI is very generic, it does everything, but is kinda bad at some specific things it. | 14,687 | 10 |
516 | 517 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 16 | Financial analyst or engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;R | HTML/CSS;PowerShell;R | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Netlify;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | Jekyll
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RStudio
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART) | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging | 92,812 | null |
517 | 518 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Applied scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 708,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;R;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;R;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;R;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Being good reviewers, good architects | 110,109 | null |
518 | 519 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | null | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | null | null | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 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 | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Analytical, debugging and troubleshooting | null | null |
519 | 520 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial 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 | null | null | Turkey | USD United States dollar | 24,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | 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;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning | Documenting code;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 | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 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 | debugging | 24,000 | 7 |
520 | 521 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 28 | 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 | 33 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Open source, Light weight | Prohibitive pricing
AI integration | null | You like your manager
Flexibility in working hours/location/schedule | null | null | null | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;Netlify | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Netlify | Docker;Make;Netlify | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Hugo
Hugo | Yes | VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian | Android;Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Other (write in): | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;Other (please specify): | Knowing how to code. | null | 7 |
521 | 522 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 93,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Lisp;Python;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Scala;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | http4s, tapir
akka-http, tapir | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Same skill set as before. | 55,511 | 7 |
522 | 523 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 280,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Scala | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Clickhouse | Supabase;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Railway | null | pulumi, uv
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning 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 | null | 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 | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | pgvector | null | Llama Index;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | systems design and complex problem solving | 280,000 | null |
523 | 524 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 194,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Datadog;Homebrew | Datadog;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | debugging, architecting, communicating, building software well | 194,000 | 5 |
524 | 525 | 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) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | USD United States dollar | 66,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Asana;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Troubleshooting and understanding larger contexts | 66,000 | 9 |
525 | 526 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes in some areas where generated code is still heavily reviewed and made maintainable | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | OpenRouter;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | architecture, security, quality, maintainability, efficiency, collaboration, social alignment | 92,812 | 8 |
526 | 527 | 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 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 16 | 20 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Mojo | null | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Snowflake;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;WebStorm | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;NixOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | The same skills as always | 109,438 | 2 |
527 | 528 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 3 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 380,000 | Yes | C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust;SQL | C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Pocketbase | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Flask;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Laravel;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;Pop!_OS | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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 week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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.;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 | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding cybersecurity in daily life, what i can and should not do. One can´t know when to ask AI in every single scenario | 37,554 | null |
528 | 529 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | 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 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Python | C;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
529 | 530 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Buggy codebase | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 144,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Heroku | null | Docker
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | Slack
NA | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Augment
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Understanding quality, privacy, and security as part of developing a codebase. Furthermore, being empathetic to those negatively affected by AI. Lastly, recognizing AI code from human code | 144,000 | 3 |
530 | 531 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Data engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 250,000 | null |
531 | 532 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 31 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Bangladesh | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Supabase | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | pgvector | null | CrewAI;Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Auto-GPT;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 200,000 | null |
532 | 533 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Python;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip | Docker | Docker | conda, singularity
conda, singularity | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes, but i tend to already make suggestions for structure of the solutions and I usually break down problems in separate steps | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Evaluating code (understanding, reviewing, structuring existing code) | 81,210 | null |
533 | 534 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 4 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | Yes | C;C#;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;COBOL;Erlang;Groovy;Lisp | null | PHP
Java | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB | null | Query
Datatype | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | null | null | PowerPoint
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;hostinger;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | 2 | 2 | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | NixOS | Airtable;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | Asana | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Company-sponsored forums | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | AI development | null | null |
534 | 535 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 765,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js | Deno | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Nope. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | people skills :-) | 225,019 | null |
535 | 536 | 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.) | 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 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 | 17 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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 | 10 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,122,524 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Terraform | Homebrew;Yarn | Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Sublime Text;Xcode | Cursor;Sublime Text;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Mastodon
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;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 99,346 | 7 |
536 | 537 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Drupal;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | Architecture | 104,822 | 8 |
537 | 538 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Expert mentors
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 11,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vercel | Vercel | Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;NestJS;React;WordPress | FastAPI;jQuery;NestJS;React;WordPress | jQuery;NestJS;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Asana;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No it is not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 12,762 | 2 |
538 | 539 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Romania | USD United States dollar | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Splunk;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Splunk;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | Bitbucket
Bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | 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;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 75,000 | 8 |
539 | 540 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 40,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | C#;Python;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Probably, I don't like the idea of it, but at times it's just easier to do. | 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 | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 54,457 | 8 |
540 | 541 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 33 | 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 | 48 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 20 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | R | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;R | R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim | RStudio
RStudio | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | UI design, developing innovative solutions, defining and prioritizing goals | null | null |
541 | 542 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Fintech | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Microsoft Copilot
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | 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 monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No I haven't used it yet. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to put in the time & actually be invested in the software we create. | null | null |
542 | 543 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | PowerOn, gdscript
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Symitar
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;jQuery | Blazor;jQuery | Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RepDev
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | gitea
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 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;Other (please specify): | All of them | 125,000 | 7 |
543 | 544 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 300,000 | Yes | C;C++;Kotlin;Python | C;C++;Kotlin;Python | C;C++;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | architecture | 218,875 | 9 |
544 | 545 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 20 | Applied scientist | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | sage, julia
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Pip | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Pip | cocalc
cocalc | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | zulip
zulip | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Everything that is valuable now will remain valuable | 90,000 | 7 |
545 | 546 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Other (please specify):
Too much AI | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 73,300 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Java;Scala | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript | CTRL++
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | APT;Cargo;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | APT;Cargo;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | Opentofu
Image mode | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Writing code | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 85,039 | 10 |
546 | 547 | 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 | 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);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 138,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;JavaScript;MATLAB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;NuGet;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Nope. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Understanding the problem and architecture. | 138,000 | 8 |
547 | 548 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | null | null | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | 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, LLMs are not reliable enough to trust their vibe yet. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | Cline | 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 | None. All intellectual work will be automated. We'll either all be dead or live under technofeudalism. | 109,438 | 1 |
548 | 549 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 26 | 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);Other (please specify): | 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);Books / Physical media | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Python;Rust | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Experience | 99,194 | 7 |
549 | 550 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 8 | Republic of North Macedonia | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;Firebase;pnpm | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Clickup;GitLab;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;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 improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server;Pinecone | null | OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | null | 55,687 | 8 |
550 | 551 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 5 | Student | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C++;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Java;JavaScript;OCaml | C++;Elixir;F#;Go;OCaml | C++;Elixir;F#;OCaml | TypeScript
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MySQL;SQLite;Valkey | MySQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Trae;Vim;Windsurf | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);NixOS | NixOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Somewhat yes. It still depends on person to check and debug. But for most part of code, AI could work fastly | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Robotics | Vector databases for AI applications | 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Ollama;lyzr | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software Architecture | null | 7 |
551 | 552 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 49 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 800,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;Python;Swift;Mojo | C++;Python | Objective-C, Objective-C++
Safe C++, Jank | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firefly
Firefly | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, vibe coding is not yet part of my professional development work. I expect that it will become part of my work in the next few years. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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 | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | ADA for Slack | null | Cursor,Copilot,Firefly | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Debugging. Project and component management (Bazel, CMake). Comprehension of the project's code and its architecture. | 800,000 | 10 |
552 | 553 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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 | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C;Kotlin;Python;R;Rust;Scala | Python;R;Rust;Scala | Python;R;Rust;Scala | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | Chocolatey;Docker | Chocolatey | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;YouTrack | GitHub;Obsidian;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem-solving | null | null |
553 | 554 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Student | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;Fortran;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Python;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;COBOL;F#;Fortran;Java;Lua;MATLAB;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Fortran;Lua;MATLAB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
554 | 555 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 33 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C++ | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | Target Process
NA | Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No vibe coding is not part of my professional development. I do not engage in fads. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Analytics and troubleshooting skills | 95,000 | 6 |
555 | 556 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 15 | Engineering manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 212,750 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Fuck no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Business knowledge, communication, systems design, innovation | 212,750 | 9 |
556 | 557 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 20 | Data engineer | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 82,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 95,132 | 7 |
557 | 558 | 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 (10-19 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 26,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | APT;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | APT;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | draw.io
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 5,973 | 5 |
558 | 559 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 450,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;C#;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;Prolog;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Snowflake;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat;ChromeOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Vibe coding is nothing. It's just helps profesional to build faster | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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.;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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph | null | Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Langfuse;Protect AI;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI;Replit;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 5,231 | 8 |
559 | 560 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 41 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 47 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
Unemployed currently | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Python;Swift | Python;Swift | Python;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No and I can't see it ever being part of my development work. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Producing code and solutions that aren't obvious. | null | 4 |
560 | 561 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C++;Dart;Rust;SQL | Dart;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. It isn't professional either. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to have thoughts and opinions and actually do anything, not just completing sentences like a big search engine using data it shouldnt | null | 8 |
561 | 562 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Tech Stack!!! | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Bulgaria | EUR European Euro | 32,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Axum | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | Deep technical understanding of a specific domain and tech stack | 37,125 | 0 |
562 | 563 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Fedora | MacOS;Ubuntu;Fedora | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | system design | null | null |
563 | 564 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | BigQuery;Datomic;PostgreSQL | BigQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | 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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I build software that works and works for a long period of time; I don't build software that promises to work and sneakily collapses. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Virtually everything. AI will collapse and the companies that embraced it incorrectly will collapse with it. | null | 8 |
564 | 565 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 105,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Elixir;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MongoDB;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;npm;Prometheus;Webpack | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Vite | Docker;Gradle;npm | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Micronaut
Micronaut | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab | Confluence;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 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 | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I only use AI to supplement my own knowledge gaps or for repetitive tasks | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Defining technical requirements and reviewing AI code | 82,018 | 9 |
565 | 566 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | 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 | 20 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Cyprus | EUR European Euro | 87,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Apache Ignite, Gridagin
Apache Ignite, Gridagin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, but only because existing tools aren't good enough to support that workflow. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;Other (please specify): | People skills, eating from garbage cans, applying for food stamps | 100,933 | 6 |
566 | 567 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | pnpm | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | Mkdocs
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Redis;Neo4j;supabase | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry | null | GitHub Copilot;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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Describing desired solutions | 116,015 | 8 |
567 | 568 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js;Symfony | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Confluence;Jira;Microsoft Planner | Confluence;Jira;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models | openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 92,812 | null |
568 | 569 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python | HTML/CSS | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | No but I am keen to look into it to produce code for languages, I still don't know or have much knowledge about | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | social skills and fully understand and interact with customers | 23,203 | null |
569 | 570 | 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.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 31 | 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 | 38 | Support engineer or analyst | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
Good documentation | Prohibitive pricing
Bad documentation | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 2 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 92,400 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Make;Ninja | Digital Ocean;Make;Ninja | Digital Ocean;Make;Ninja | RPM
RPM | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Vim | Eclipse;Vim | Eclipse;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | true understanding of the world and its problems, creative thinking | 107,198 | null |
570 | 571 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | 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 | Games or coding challenges | 18 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | Go;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Fedora | Ubuntu;Fedora | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 | 90,000 | null |
571 | 572 | 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 (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Ruby;SQL | Ruby | Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Typo3
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Nö | 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 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 | The Basics | null | 6 |
572 | 573 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 47 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Lua;PHP;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | Lua;PHP;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | Lua;PHP;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Testing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | Yes. I specify what I need the code to do, the AI does the coding, and generates a test script. I review both, conduct the testing and iterate with the AI. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Envisioning a solution, identifying reusable components, testing, code review, quality assurance | null | null |
573 | 574 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | 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 | 19 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 784,980 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Webpack;Yarn | npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, somewhat | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the system as a whole and/or how it integrates with the rest of a larger system. | 82,283 | 9 |
574 | 575 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Zig | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers;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 | No, I use it mostly to cover the hand-written code with tests | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Architect the code and build large systems | 87,011 | 8 |
575 | 576 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Latvia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Prometheus | Docker;Pip;Prometheus | Docker;Pip;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Android;Pop!_OS | Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | 46,406 | 7 |
576 | 577 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 22 | 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 | 24 | Data scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, nor should any competent developer even consider "vibe coding" | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | null | Other (please specify): | I don't think AI tools are capable to begin with. | null | 5 |
577 | 578 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Energy | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Mexico | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | JavaScript | JavaScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Yarn | Docker;npm;Yarn | Docker;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Jira;Monday.com | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 60,000 | 8 |
578 | 579 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;Ruby;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Lua;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Homebrew;npm;Pacman | Pacman | Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;MacOS;Arch | GitHub | null | null | Codeberg
Codeberg | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I'm on the receiving end of garbage vibe-coded code by other contributors that I have to clean up. Urgh. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking | null | 6 |
579 | 580 | 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.) | 11 | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 16 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | null | 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 | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 960,000 | Yes | C#;Go;PowerShell | C#;F# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I use AI as a smart intellisense. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 skills | 94,874 | 4 |
580 | 581 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 30 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Arch | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 it is almost entirely vibe coding | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | none | 240,000 | null |
581 | 582 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 68,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Experience | 78,890 | 5 |
582 | 583 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 600,000,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Kotlin;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, but I plan to | 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 | 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 analysis and solution formulation | 14,243 | 8 |
583 | 584 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly) | 23 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 376,000 | Yes | Ruby | Rust;Scala;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | RAG | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | 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 | Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis;pgvector;Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Replit | 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 | Debugging, maintaining large code bases | 376,000 | 8 |
584 | 585 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | 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 | 16 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
Doing some good in the world | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 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 | Communication with each other to understand users and requirements, leadership, planning ahead, problem solving | 108,913 | 6 |
585 | 586 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Malta | EUR European Euro | 70 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
go | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Thinking | 81 | 1 |
586 | 587 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 40 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 12 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;R;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Python;R;SQL | SAS
SAS | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft Access;MySQL | Databricks SQL;MySQL | Databricks SQL;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Xcode | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Xcode | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, and it will not be in the foreseeable future | 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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Domain expertise, defining solutions, problem solving | null | 8 |
587 | 588 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;TypeScript | Nim
Nim | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Yarn | APT;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking. Designing solutions based on constraints and understanding of the business requirements. Ability to learn independently, especially in more niche topics that AI tools are less equipped to work with. | null | 8 |
588 | 589 | 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 (part-time) | 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 | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 50 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 35,000 | Yes | C;C#;Dart;F#;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;Elixir;F#;Go;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Gleam | C;C#;F#;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | fuck no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Yes, AI are complete dog shit developers.
There will likely be new languages to describe what your doing to the LLM but problem solving and that description mentality will still exist | 25,535 | 8 |
589 | 590 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 4,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Gradle;MSBuild;NuGet | Gradle;MSBuild | Gradle;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Google Colab;Google Workspace | Google Colab;Google Workspace | Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | 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 improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
590 | 591 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | 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 | 10 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | JavaScript;SQL | JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Google Workspace | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | Hasnode
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, vibe coding is not a part of my professional development work. I never simply trust that whatever AI gives me is good. I always review it line by line. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Communication, critical thinking, and strategizing. Knowing the tools + business domains. | 90,000 | 8 |
591 | 592 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);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) | 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) | 10 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | Llama Index | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Confirming AI code, reviewing any results. | 120,000 | null |
592 | 593 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;NestJS;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Monday.com;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I use it sometimes to do menial tasks that I already know how to do correctly, and its way faster than writing syntax by hand. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector;Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding businesses and actual business problems instead of just technical ones. | 185,000 | null |
593 | 594 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 45 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Swift | Swift | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | 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 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
594 | 595 | 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) | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 16 | 8 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 27,000 | Yes | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitLab;Google Workspace | GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I regularly use LLMs like Gemini or GitHub Copilot to assist in coding tasks | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | ChromaDB | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 31,324 | 8 |
595 | 596 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | null | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin | null | null | java
java | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | oracle
oracle | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | aws
aws | Yes | null | null | null | spring
angular | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence | Confluence | Confluence | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Testing code | I don’t use AI tools regularly | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Translating user requirements from a management application to business logic, model, and architecture is not feasible today by AI. | 52,207 | 10 |
596 | 597 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 10 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 150,000 | Yes | C;C++;Lua | Assembly;C;C++;Lua | C;C++;Lua | Papyrus (Creation Engine scripting language)
Papyrus (Creation Engine scripting language) | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. That sounds silly. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Dunno, not a professional dev. Hopefully a sane head on one's shoulders should be valuable. | 15,723 | null |
597 | 598 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Go;Kotlin;Python;Rust | Python;Rust | Clojure
Quint | Yes | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Terraform | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Uv
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Bluesky;LinkedIn | Discord;Bluesky;LinkedIn | Discord;Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models | Mistral AI models;openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Planning, high level understanding, talking to stakeholders, knowing architecture, knowing when and why to apply certain technologies. | 92,812 | 8 |
598 | 599 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Swift | Swift | Swift | objective-c
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 67,289 | 7 |
599 | 600 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 12,200 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;npm;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim | Claude Code;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Debian;Arch | Debian;Arch | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | partially, if i'm indifferent for the result, or the project is simple i will tend to vibe code. but after a while i mostly just hands on | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | LangChain | null | null | datadog | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | 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 | yes because software is very complex | 2,221 | 6 |
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