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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Wing Pro
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;Yarn | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;NestJS | Angular;NestJS | Angular;NestJS | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Slack (public channels, not work) | null | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey | BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
TimescaleDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | n8n
n8n | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Deno;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | NA
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Wellfound | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
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- Adaptability to new frameworks and technologies
- "The Poetry" of programming | 140,000 | 9 |
5,003 | 5,004 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;R;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm | Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Next.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | 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 | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 10 |
5,004 | 5,005 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 28 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian;Arch | Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | Gitea, Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Forgejo, Codeberg, Gitlab
Forgejo, Codeberg | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. "Vibe coding" is unprofessional. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | All the skills that are currently valuable. | 102,142 | 7 |
5,005 | 5,006 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | null | null | uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor 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 | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | the same as now | 127,616 | 9 |
5,006 | 5,007 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I believe a non professional coder will create something that works but not quite. With unknown vulnerabilities and issues and will be unable to understand it. A professional can use it for small and clear tasks at least for now. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | 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 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 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | SpringAI | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding the client's problem, providing best practices and reducing upkeep costs | 63,808 | 8 |
5,007 | 5,008 | 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 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 5 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 61,811 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Groovy;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Quarkus
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Reddit | NA
NA | No | 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 | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | Properly testing. AI tests are frequently poorly done. | 71,710 | 8 |
5,008 | 5,009 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker | Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | 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.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, I will ask it a question about what my problem to solve is and in what program/language, it will give me a solution, I will test and review and update the solution using my own problem solving and telling it some things don't work and why I can see that they don't work. | 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. | 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 | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving - knowing how to fix the problem without fully relying on outside tools
Critical thinking - working together and collaborating with others to find a solution where the other person is not just an LLM | null | null |
5,009 | 5,010 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Ansible;Docker;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | null | null | NA
Gin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | Bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | null | 98,612 | 5 |
5,010 | 5,011 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);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;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 | 10 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Angular;Django;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | It's disgusting. An aberration for the human brain. Is the doom of civilization. Idiotic and unreliable. It should be banned. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AgentGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’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): | Flutter, SwiftUI | null | null |
5,011 | 5,012 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training;Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Israel | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL;TypeScript | SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini | null | null | Android | MacOS;ChromeOS | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);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 | Less than once per month or monthly | Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO, its a stupid concept for non complex tasks | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Tabnine | null | null | null | null | 4 |
5,012 | 5,013 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | hostinger;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | hostinger;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Airtable;Coda;Google Workspace;Miro;Monday.com;Notion | Airtable;Google Workspace;Monday.com;Notion | Airtable;Google Workspace;Monday.com;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | A little | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Planning, problem solving, determining the best solution for ux | null | null |
5,013 | 5,014 | 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.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 15 | India | INR Indian rupee | 9,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;SQLite;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Yarn | Bun;Datadog;Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Notion | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to | 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;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers | 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 | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I 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 | Redis | null | null | Cursor | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | System design, architecture | 104,616 | 8 |
5,014 | 5,015 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Pacman;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Pacman;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | Bun;Cargo;Pacman;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Svelte | Flask;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Flask;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium;Zed | Neovim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | iOS;Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | No. I generally choose to let an AI teach me how a solution should be solved, not just generate a solution. However, when a problem is brought up that I have a lack of experience in, such as CSS, I might let the AI do part or all of the problem solving. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving. There is never a lack of problem solving in a programmer’s job and humans overall are still just better at it. | null | null |
5,015 | 5,016 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Delphi;Go | Delphi;Go | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Answer a question
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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Fixing the bugs that AI coding tools have generated. | 81,210 | 10 |
5,016 | 5,017 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 113,000 | Yes | PowerShell;Python;Rust | PowerShell;Python;Rust | PowerShell;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Google Gemini | Polars;Google Gemini | Polars;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | It is not. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Reading and debugging code. | 131,097 | null |
5,017 | 5,018 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | Documenting code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Para crear soluciones resueltas, eficientes y escalables | 75,410 | 9 |
5,018 | 5,019 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python | C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;React | Flask;React | Flask;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 60,000 | 9 |
5,019 | 5,020 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;Java;Python;SQL | C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 5 |
5,020 | 5,021 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | High level architecture, complex troubleshooting | null | 10 |
5,021 | 5,022 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Other (please specify):
Use of AI | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 0 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;WordPress;Axum | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;WordPress;Axum | Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;WordPress;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
JetBrains Fleet | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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;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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | This is a toy for idiots, of course i am not using this, ai companies will never get a dime from me. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Critical thinking, programming, network architecture, debugging, cost analysis, security analysis, networking, being able to do your work without paying OpenAI your hard earned money. | 32,748 | 6 |
5,022 | 5,023 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 38,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);Pacman;Podman;Webpack | Docker;Maven (build tool);Pacman | Docker;Maven (build tool);Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;React;Svelte | null | null | quarkus-qute
quarkus-qute | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Arch;NixOS | MacOS;Android;Arch | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | using AI instead of Brain; almost never works for anything outside of POCs and MVPs | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Everything | 44,086 | 8 |
5,023 | 5,024 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Assembly;Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js | Astro;Deno | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null |
5,024 | 5,025 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 | understanding full application's flows and keep control of them | 34,804 | 7 |
5,025 | 5,026 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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 | 5 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | 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 | 6 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 66,500 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, and it shouldn't be. AI is an assistant to the developer, not the other way around. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | moral and ethics | 77,150 | 6 |
5,026 | 5,027 | 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 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Appears it will be supported for a long time | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet | Docker;npm;NuGet | Docker;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Mostly no. I will use AI to generate specific methods sometimes, but generally I don't use it to generate complex classes or large portions of the application. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Predicting and solving edge case issues. Guiding product owners so that their dream is something possible to program. Checking the accuracy of AI generated code. | 100,000 | 8 |
5,027 | 5,028 | 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 | 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) | 27 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 0 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 436,800 | Yes | C#;C++ | C#;C++;Rust;Zig | C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, IMO it's irresponsible to use it for actual work. It's ok for recreational purposes. | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding the context and the need for an app (sociological, cultural)
Talking with actual people and understanding their problems and desires deeply, learning to ask the right questions.
Knowing the historical background for why the app looks like it does.
Knowing how to do the minimal changes required for bug fixing or new features. | 128,481 | 9 |
5,028 | 5,029 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 34 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 21 | 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Poetry | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad, Sparx Enterprise Architect
Notepad, Sparx Enterprise Architect | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Teams
Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Teams | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Architecture, risk management, design for testability, presentation | 136,141 | 9 |
5,029 | 5,030 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 | 4 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Energy | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;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 | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | 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): | Learning about a codebase | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. This is counterproductive in the long run since some of the code it produces is not very easy to maintain | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | A more nuanced understanding of code and optimising code. | null | null |
5,030 | 5,031 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Lua;SQL | Clojure, ClojureDart
Clojure, ClojureDart | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | ManticoreSearch
ManticoreSearch | Yes | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | null | Daily or almost daily | 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 | 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. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 9 |
5,031 | 5,032 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Project manager | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Redis | Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | null | null | null | NA
NA | X;YouTube;LinkedIn | X;YouTube | X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | to understand and control the AI tool for better and correct usage. | null | null |
5,032 | 5,033 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 7 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 150,000 | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS | Delphi;HTML/CSS | Delphi;HTML/CSS | Delphi
Delphi | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Unigui, TMS web core
Unigui, TMS web core | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Testing code | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | 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 | When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software desktops development | 2,634 | 7 |
5,033 | 5,034 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);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) | 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, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | C#;C++;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;SQL | C#;C++;Lua;MicroPython;Python;SQL | C#;C++;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;RAG;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;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;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.;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 | debugging and problem solving | null | 8 |
5,034 | 5,035 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Data or business analyst | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Swaziland | ZAR South African rand | 72,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes for straight forward and repetitive task. | 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.;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 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 | Learning problem solving and syntax before engaging in the use of AI tools | 4,059 | null |
5,035 | 5,036 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 10 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 2,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;Express;Fastify;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | MacOS | Airtable;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | 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 | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, but partly, it is ok for well-structured problems. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The control or overview above the code base. The notion what are agents doing and why. | 102,972 | 7 |
5,036 | 5,037 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 40 | 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);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | 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 | null | Yes | Dart;Go;Python;Ruby | Dart;Go;Python;Ruby | Dart;Go;Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Flask;Ruby on Rails | Flask;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Xcode | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. I don't vibecode | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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 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. | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Vertex AI;CrewAI;Ollama;LangGraph;Smolagents | null | null | null | Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Software Design and Specification | null | 5 |
5,037 | 5,038 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 12,000,000 | Yes | Java;Python;SQL | Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Java;Python;SQL | Rego
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | OpenSearch
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;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 | 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. | 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 | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | analytical skills, passion to learn technologies, ability to understand the root problem, engineering approach | 153,113 | null |
5,038 | 5,039 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 50 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | 7 |
5,039 | 5,040 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Kotlin;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Ruby;Rust;Zig | Lua;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 6 |
5,040 | 5,041 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 18 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | null | Yes | C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | Docker;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Xcode | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | null | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding a chaotic environment | null | 0 |
5,041 | 5,042 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 20 | 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 influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;Cloudflare;Composer;npm;Prometheus | OpenTofu, GitHub Actions
OpenTofu, GitHub Actions | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Vim;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Prompt engineering certainly is. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | JetBrains Juny, JetBrains AI Assistant | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | '- A lot of Security-related work involves 'novel' approaches which LLMs may not be good at.
- Project Management
- Application and cloud architecture
Ultimately, the powers behind LLMs are hoping to replace expensive and educated labor. In the long term, extremely capable LLMs will be able to replace most applications that are needed for operating businesses, and only physical labor will remain for most humans. Lucky nerds will become employed by the data centers of the world. Perhaps there will be laboratories that push AI technology forward, but I'm not sure - AI may become too good at optimizing itself? | 109,438 | 6 |
5,042 | 5,043 | 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) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 136,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | PHP | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Monday.com;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 99,223 | 3 |
5,043 | 5,044 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Russian Federation | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | C++;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine | Doxygen;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine | Doxygen;Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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;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’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | what | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | begging for unemployment benefit | 40,000 | 8 |
5,044 | 5,045 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse;Valkey | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;RAG | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
5,045 | 5,046 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Active community | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
5,046 | 5,047 | 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 | 3 | 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, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Belarus | BYN Belarusian ruble | 43,200 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | null | GitHub;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;YouTrack | Confluence;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 13,209 | 6 |
5,047 | 5,048 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;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) | 3 | Support engineer or analyst | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Colombia | USD United States dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Delphi;Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Fortran;Go;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Angular;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;VSCodium | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;VSCodium | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Redmine | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem-solving, understanding the big picture, system design and software architecture. | 30,000 | null |
5,048 | 5,049 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 14 | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PowerShell;Python;Rust | R | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Splunk | Kubernetes;Podman | null | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | null | NA
NA | RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | Microsoft Copilot
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | 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;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes; however, all code output by the LLM has to be validated! | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to identify hallucinations in AI responses, and prompt engineering. | null | null |
5,049 | 5,050 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
certificability | null | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Make;Pip | Cargo;Docker;Make;Pip | Cargo;Make;Pip | Yocto, redpack
Yocto, redpack | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | tabnine
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No it isn't. Our context is very specific. Certification is more important that execution speed or costs (we must explain each line of code) | 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 | 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 | critical thinking, code reviews | 58,007 | 9 |
5,050 | 5,051 | 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.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 48,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA | Dart;Go | Dart | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;NuGet | null | null | Nomad
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Svelte | null | null | Ionic
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | Gitea
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | 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 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 65,348 | 10 |
5,051 | 5,052 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | Government | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 454,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lisp;Perl;Python | Python;SQL | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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 | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Other (write in): | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | No change | 47,589 | 5 |
5,052 | 5,053 | 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 | 33 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 41 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 155,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL | JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;Redis | Oracle;Redis | Oracle;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Webpack | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Medium | Medium | Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not at all. Not even considering it. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | 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 | 113,085 | 9 |
5,053 | 5,054 | 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 | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 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;Coding Bootcamp | 23 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 517,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | NA
NA | Yes | Redis | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | null | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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 | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep subject knowledge will continue to be mandatory, to be able to distinguish good AI answers from hallucinations | 118,963 | 8 |
5,054 | 5,055 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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 | 23 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan 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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
5,055 | 5,056 | 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 | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 34 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | No
No | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | No
No | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Webpack;Yarn | No
No | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | No
No | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | No
No | null | null | null | No | No | Windows;Android | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | No
No | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | No
No | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | No
No | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | 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 | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | No | null | No | Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding of complex systems | null | 7 |
5,056 | 5,057 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | YouTube | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | Llama Index;Ollama;Zapier | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding of intent and big picture stuff | 102,106 | 7 |
5,057 | 5,058 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Delphi;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | 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 | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Inventive, ideas for reducing the code. | null | null |
5,058 | 5,059 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | 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 | 44 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | null | null | null | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C#;C++;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | A few times per week | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 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 | 10 |
5,059 | 5,060 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 20,000 | Yes | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | Firebird
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;npm;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Ask a question
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 | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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 | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 3,641 | 8 |
5,060 | 5,061 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 28,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Lua;Rust;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Lua;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;FastAPI;Node.js;Spring Boot | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | null | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | 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 | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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.;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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding peoples intention with vague requirements based on the relevant problem domain | 32,484 | 7 |
5,061 | 5,062 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | 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 substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 10,000 | Yes | Dart;Python;SQL | Dart;Python;SQL | Dart;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Docker;Homebrew | Docker;Homebrew | uv
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;VSCodium | NA
NA | Odoo | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | null | null | NA
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | pgvector | null | Ollama | 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 | all of them | 11,601 | 8 |
5,062 | 5,063 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,000,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | C;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Zed | Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm | Clion
Clion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Zulip
Zulip | 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 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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 | Other (please specify): | Problem solving | 23,966 | 8 |
5,063 | 5,064 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 31 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
Freedom to work while travelling | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | RethinkDB
RethinkDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Terraform | Docker;npm;Pacman;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Node.js;React | Deno;Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | Devvit, Lit, FAST
Enhance, Arc, nue | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Geany
Geany | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Arch | Android;Debian;Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Bitbucket
AppFlowy, Pieces.app | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NexusMods
NexusMods | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | FLUX.1
FLUX.1 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
View my reputation changes and awarded badges | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Partially. I use it to spin up boilerplate or proof-of-concept code but make significant changes manually to align the output with my personal and professional standards. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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;Other (please specify): | Overall architecture of a project, code review, team management, client engagement, dev ops. | null | 7 |
5,064 | 5,065 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 13 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
Reliance on AI | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | 3,500,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;C++;Go;Python;Rust | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Yarn | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery | Deno;Django | Django | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;NixOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Implementing technically inefficient but future proof code, anticipating how project requirements may change in the future. | 40,684 | 7 |
5,065 | 5,066 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 38 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 340,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Supabase;Vite | Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | null | null | React Router V7 (Framework Mode)
React Router V7 (Framework Mode) | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Jira;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | null | Less than once per month or monthly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not yet, but very encouraged at my work for some projects and I'll be trying it soon | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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. | 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 | Product Engineering, Business Sense, Customer empathy. Engineers that are acting strictly as resources right now - where they are given a requirement and come back with a solution - are going to be first to be replaced. Having a strong understanding of the business and customer needs is going to be critical. | 340,000 | 4 |
5,066 | 5,067 | 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) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 3 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 3,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Amazon Redshift | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;WordPress | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Zapier | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;AgentGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Soft Skills will always be | 71,899 | null |
5,067 | 5,068 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;NestJS;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Windsurf | Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | reasoning, thinking, good code, knowledge of how to work with AI. At the current pace its obvious LLM will be able to handle large coding tasks. but, if LLMs are at their limit and a new form of AI is needed, then coding will still be vauluable. If companies jump to AI too soon they may work themselves into a corner making current developers knowledge extremely valuable and expensive to pull out of retirement. in fact thats my whole retirement plan | 120,000 | 10 |
5,068 | 5,069 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | SQLite | SQLite | IndexedDB/RxDB
IndexedDB/RxDB | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Make;Netlify;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Vite | Cargo;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Vite | Deno
Deno | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Eclipse;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Claude Code;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch;iPadOS | Arch;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | In some regards, yes. If take a simple interface for like an API Host, and you say "Follow this pattern for one endpoint and repeat for these routes that I want in this file", that saves a shit ton of time. Is it technically vibe coded? Yes, but I provide it the framework in which to operate. When AI runs like a loose cannon, it's way too volatile & quick to make several or sometimes dozens of changes at once. I need to maintain that higher understanding of my application and WHY I'm doing things certain ways, which I why I generally try to narrow it to a very specific context to work in, as that's where I see the most value in "vibe coding".
I do not apply this same principle to researching & proof of concepts, however. At that point, it's free reign. If the POC ever starts migrating towards a prod app, it will almost always get refactored by me to better fit my design philosophies and to round out my understanding of what's doing what and why. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | Fast learning, reading code that is not yours, cybersecurity, ability to gather, learn, & apply business/domain knowledge, & being good at a hyper specific part of development, for example embedded development vs a front-end developer. | 65,000 | 8 |
5,069 | 5,070 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 27 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Kotlin;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes | Cargo;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS | MacOS;Android;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack | Confluence
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | 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;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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;Other (write in): | ABSOLUTELY 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Learning new tools and synthesizing approaches based on them. Making judgement calls that are correct for the current organization. | 250,000 | null |
5,070 | 5,071 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 8 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift | C;C++;Dart;Elixir;Go;Python;Rust;Zig | C;Dart;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Phoenix | null | Ionic
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Android;iOS | Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 and reading code | null | null |
5,071 | 5,072 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 270,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;R;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | DuckDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | null | Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Homebrew | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar 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;Perplexity Sonar 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;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nope | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;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 solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Understanding how software work will still be super important. I don’t believe AI can fully replace it for large complex systems. | 41,991 | null |
5,072 | 5,073 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | JavaScript;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | Django;React | Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code | Claude Code | Claude Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Jira;Notion | Jira;Notion | Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 9 |
5,073 | 5,074 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 30 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Badger
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Podman | Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | AdonisJS
NA | Yes | Neovim;RustRover;Vim;WebStorm | Neovim;RustRover;WebStorm | Neovim;RustRover;WebStorm | Emacs, Goland
Emacs, Goland | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Arch | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The "running" part of build & run | null | null |
5,074 | 5,075 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 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) | 8 | Student | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 20 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;jQuery;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Django;Flask;jQuery;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Aider;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, not for proper side projects. For things that are just for fun or as a MVP I see it as a way to get more tasks done but not maintain them long term. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support;Marketing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Creating actual logic behind code, comparing problems and problem solving methods. People skills and management. | 25,535 | null |
5,075 | 5,076 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | null | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
Litterally anything else | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 2,600,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Vite | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;React;Axum | Deno;Axum | Deno;Axum | Leptos
Leptos | Yes | Cursor;Windsurf;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Debian;Arch | Asana;GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | Linear;Markdown File | Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Taking ownership/accountability for your work, even if the AI produces most of the output. Reviewing AI-generated code. Understanding how to map problems in your domain to efficient solutions. | 272,536 | 6 |
5,076 | 5,077 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | null | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | null | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust | HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News | Hacker News | Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
5,077 | 5,078 | 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.) | 2 | 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 | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 55,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | 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 | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 55,000 | 8 |
5,078 | 5,079 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media | 1 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Maldives | MVR Maldivian rufiyaa | null | Yes | C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust | C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript;Zig | C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Bluesky;X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | null | null | null |
5,079 | 5,080 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 0 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Go;Python;Rust | Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cosmos DB | null | Azure SQL
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | APT | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it is not. I write most code myself, except boiler plate UI. I use AI tools to avoid looking about the documentation or to answer me specific questions. | 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. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 | software architecture in a larger projects | 92,812 | 9 |
5,080 | 5,081 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 35 | Data or business analyst | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python | M (Power Query)
DAX | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Kaggle;YouTube | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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;Committing and reviewing 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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, domain understanding, efficient coding | 54,719 | null |
5,081 | 5,082 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 25 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
Documentation | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 244 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;npm;Vercel | Cargo;npm;Vercel | Cargo;npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes, for inconsequential code. E.g. I have a public website that is AI slop produced div-soup. I don't care. Producing websites is not a good use of my time. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Telling the AI what to build. | 244 | null |
5,082 | 5,083 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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);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 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 14 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman | Pacman | Pacman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch;Fedora | Windows;Arch;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | No i don't use codegen | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Everything | null | null |
5,083 | 5,084 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 102,000 | Yes | R | Python;R | R | Praat
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Quarto
Quarto | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, but I've heard of this just one time and it's intriguing to me. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 still think learning to code from scratch is important, even to understand the ideas behind it. Mathematicians still learn to do things by hand at least once, and if they had the time, resources needed, I suppose many would know how to do everything by hand. But they use computers to speed things up. Using AI to write code I think is fine if it just speeds up what the coder could have already done themselves. | 102,000 | null |
5,084 | 5,085 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 40 | 20 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | 138,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Elixir;Kotlin;Lisp;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Dart;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | svelte
svelte | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NestJS;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | complex architecturing and overview on a project | 107,795 | 8 |
5,085 | 5,086 | 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 | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 22 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Podman | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React | Django;Flask | null | Micronaut
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | Copilot
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI 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 | 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 | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not at all. I never let the AI agent edit anything by himself. Even when I ask the agent to comment or suggest code, I always retype my own version by hand to make sure I understand what I'm adding. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | Most of them. AI tool fucking sucks and crap out code diarea. Fuck the tech bro that make them. Fuck the tech Giant that push for them. And fuck your stupid survey for wasting my time answering these question about a fucking technology I hate. | 69,310 | 7 |
5,086 | 5,087 | 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) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 12 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Dart;SQL;TypeScript | Crystal, Elm
Crystal, Elm | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno;Phoenix;React;Svelte | Astro;Deno;Phoenix;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no, not at all | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
5,087 | 5,088 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 12,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;New Relic;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;New Relic;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;New Relic;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Trello | Trello | Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Job board;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development 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 improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase | null | null | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | DevOps is going to become more invaluable than ever. I strongly believe that server setup, cloud security, and infrastructure expertise will not only remain critical but grow in importance. As more developers become reliant on AI agents, the desire and motivation to learn the nitty gritty of deployment, server management, hacking will decline.
PaaS platforms will boom as new developers would sought to mask their inefficiency by opting for quick services that helps deployment. The pursuit of this convenience will cause DevOps, cloud security, and deep infrastrucuture knowledge to transform from essential to premium skill sets. | 7,748 | 7 |
5,088 | 5,089 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | DevOps engineer or professional | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Republic of Korea | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Go | Python | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Claude Code | 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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Job board | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Not at all or minimally | Cybersecurity | Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
5,089 | 5,090 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | India | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
5,090 | 5,091 | 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 | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | Java;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitLab;Miro | GitLab;Miro | GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I sometimes use it for prototyping or testing out new solutions. But vibe coding doesn't seem to fit for more complex problems. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved the quality of my code.;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | pgvector | cursor | Vertex AI;Smolagents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | cursor | 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 | software craftmanship, being able to rate codebase, having a deep understanding of the overall environment | 83,531 | 8 |
5,091 | 5,092 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Database administrator or engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | C#;F#;Go;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | C#;F#;Go;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL;Zig | C#;F#;Go;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Ansible;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | not usually, but it has it's place when I'm using a language i'm not experienced with. for example, vibe coding a golang replacement for an existing powershell script that needs rewritten for better performance. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | architectural decision making, requirements gathering, root cause analysis of performance issues | 140,000 | null |
5,092 | 5,093 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;Java;Python | C#;Java;Python;SQL | C#;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | 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 | Message Boards;Videos | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;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 | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’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 |
5,093 | 5,094 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 14 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more 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 | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 14 | 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Fortran;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;MicroPython;Perl;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Erlang;F#;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Haskell
Haskell | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | BigQuery;Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;Snowflake | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;Snowflake | Azure AI Search
Azure AI Search | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Bicep
Bicep | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Svelte | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;IT operations | 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.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;Neo4j;LangMem | null | Vertex AI;AutoGen (Microsoft);IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;LangGraph;phidata | null | Sentry;Snyk;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity;Amazon Codewhisperer | 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 | Soft skills. Management skills. Problem communication. | 88,492 | 8 |
5,094 | 5,095 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Supabase;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);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 Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | pgvector | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Replit;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 9 |
5,095 | 5,096 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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 | Student | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | null | null | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | null | C;C#;C++;Java;Python;R;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;Java;Python;R;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;Java;Python;R;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | null | null | Software engineering;Robotics | Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
5,096 | 5,097 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 22 | Data engineer | null | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Spring Boot | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Odoo;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architecture development, complex systems, efficiency | 81,210 | 1 |
5,097 | 5,098 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 8 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 83,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | VueJS
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | 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 | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, but I might get started with a prompt or facilitate a small piece of development via an LLM | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | In my case, It will be important for government developers to understand the business/admin context around their work, regardless of how it is done | 83,000 | 6 |
5,098 | 5,099 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 28,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Lua;OCaml;Ruby;Zig;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React;Spring Boot | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Arch | GitLab;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | 5,097 | 10 |
5,099 | 5,100 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MySQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;MySQL | Databricks SQL;MySQL | Amazon Aurora
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;New Relic;npm | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Being product focused | null | 6 |
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