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5,300 | 5,301 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 18 | 6 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,120,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Android | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Notion | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No it’s not yet part of my professional development work | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Promoting, people skills and basic programming concepts. | 13,019 | 8 |
5,301 | 5,302 | 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) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
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NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 10 |
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Podman;Poetry | Ansible;Docker;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Streamlit
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continue.dev, plandex, RA.Aid | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Fedora | MacOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File | Plane.so, Wekan, Planka
Plane.so, Wekan, Planka | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | 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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | Agno | null | null | null | null | continue.dev, RA.Aid, Plandex | 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 | Software architect, stakeholder, value proposition. | 100,000 | 7 |
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NA | Poor usability
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NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing 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 about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | null | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Llama Index | null | null | null | ChatGPT;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 | Debugging and reasoning about written code. Code review | 200,000 | null |
5,305 | 5,306 | 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 | 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;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 30 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 550,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes | uv
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Spring Boot | FastAPI;NestJS | FastAPI;NestJS | micronaut
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;LangGraph;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | 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;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Other (write in): | yes. again, genAI has a propensity to make things up so I have to ask for links to documentation. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;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 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 | 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 | pgvector | null | Vertex AI;LangChain | null | Sentry;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | System architecture | 550,000 | 7 |
5,306 | 5,307 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2 | H2 | H2 | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery | Angular;jQuery | Angular;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse | Eclipse | Eclipse | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code | Writing code | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | 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 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 8 |
5,307 | 5,308 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 15,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | C#;F#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | NA
Roc | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Bun;Cloudflare;Pacman;Terraform | Bun;Pacman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;Vue.js | Deno;Node.js;Vue.js | Lustre
Lustre | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | helix
helix | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | I doubt - and hope - that they won't be considered a lot more useful than now | 43,375 | 8 |
5,308 | 5,309 | 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 | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, systems design | null | 7 |
5,309 | 5,310 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 81,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Drupal;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress | Django;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js | Django;Drupal;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Message Boards;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | null | Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index | null | null | null | Google Gemini;AgentGPT | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 14,745 | 7 |
5,310 | 5,311 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 15 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
Good Documentation | Prohibitive pricing
Incomplete Documentation | Retail and Consumer Services | 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 | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Bun;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Search for answers | null | Documenting code;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Absolutely not and never will be. | 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.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Those more aligned towards being architects. Planning, organizing, maintenance, testing, etc. Leet coding will probably become pretty useless. | 160,000 | 7 |
5,311 | 5,312 | 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 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 26 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 1,850,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go | Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Podman;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | 182,831 | 8 |
5,312 | 5,313 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 30 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Communication. Understanding fundamentals. | 43,689 | 8 |
5,313 | 5,314 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | null | Go;Python;Rust | C;Go;Rust | Go;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | null | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | figuring out a project | 69,609 | 7 |
5,314 | 5,315 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | null | 9 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;OCaml;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Prolog;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;pnpm | Cargo;Kubernetes;pnpm | Cargo;Kubernetes;pnpm | Uv
Uv | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot 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 | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | For throwaway scripts | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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.;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 | null | Claude Code | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 340,354 | 10 |
5,315 | 5,316 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;SQLite | Dynamodb;SQLite | Dynamodb;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform | uv, Bazel
uv | Yes | Astro | Astro | Astro | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, it is. I try to limit myself to only using chat interfaces, so that I still learn how the code works. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | Language processing;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System architecture, understanding the business value / impact | null | 7 |
5,316 | 5,317 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 68,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | 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 daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Using precise prompts with narrow code context yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | Dynatrace | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Architecture and system design, company specific and domain knowledge | 78,890 | 4 |
5,317 | 5,318 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 13 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go | Nextflow
Nextflow | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Pip;Terraform | conda, Seqera Platform
conda, Seqera Platform | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | micro
micro | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Seqera Platform, Posit Workbench
Seqera Platform, Posit Workbench | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft CoPilot
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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 | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;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 | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely NOT | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Real world hands-on experience with different software, platforms, and technologies in order to give insight into problem-solving tasks, systems design tasks, and the ability to tell when the AI is wrong | 250,000 | 8 |
5,318 | 5,319 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Podman | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman;Vite | Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Astro;Phoenix;React;Svelte | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 131,325 | 9 |
5,319 | 5,320 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | 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 | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 9 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Yarn | APT;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
Gitea | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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 at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 0 |
5,320 | 5,321 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 27 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 135,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;VBA | null | null | Angular
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I use it lightly. Most of my AI usage is debugging and putting in dummy values | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | UX, Interpreting busieness needs, Architecture | 135,000 | 10 |
5,321 | 5,322 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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 | 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 | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 26,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MySQL;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | MariaDB;MySQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | ConcreteCMS
ConcreteCMS | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Cybersecurity | Language processing | 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 | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Replit;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Lovable.dev | Cline | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Customer interpretation, custom made business logics developing, system design, refactoring code | 30,164 | 9 |
5,322 | 5,323 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 74,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | null | null | ColdFusion
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Elasticsearch | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Azure Devops | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no, 'AI' tooling is used as a natural language search engine only, to implement code produced by an LLM without understanding of what that code is doing is myopic at best | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 100,745 | 8 |
5,323 | 5,324 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 4 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel | Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel | Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Next.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android | Markdown File;Trello | Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I do not support Vibe coding nor do it. I only mainly use AI as a tool and I don't let it generate all of my code. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The skills that remain valuable even if AI becomes better are the one that require creativity, in example, in the game development, you can't replace story writing, art, or music production with AI alone. | null | null |
5,324 | 5,325 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 25 | DevOps engineer or professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Debian | Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Lobsters, Matrix, Ziggit, Zulip
Lobsters, Matrix, Ziggit, Zulip | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Claude Opus
Claude Opus | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | 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 | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Critical thinking, code review/analysis, literacy | 300,000 | 3 |
5,325 | 5,326 | 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.) | 22 | 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 learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | DevOps engineer or professional | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical 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 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | Lua;Ruby;Rust;Zig | Lua;Ruby;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Valkey | Datomic;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Just
Just | Yes | Vue.js | Deno | null | Flutter
NA | Yes | Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Systems Architecture, ecosystem enablement, application design, usability, user experience, accessibility. | 134,973 | null |
5,326 | 5,327 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;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 | 6 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 30 | 50 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | Nix
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);NixOS | Windows | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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 | null | 120,000 | 8 |
5,327 | 5,328 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | 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 | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 24 | 65 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 1,950,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python;Rust;Swift;Zig;Mojo | Rust;Swift;Mojo | Rust;Swift;Mojo | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Vim;Zed | Vim;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | 1,950,000 | 10 |
5,328 | 5,329 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 28 | 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 | 39 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Unnecessary AI | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
D | Yes | PostgreSQL | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Railway | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Railway | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip;Railway | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;PyCharm;Vim | Cursor;PyCharm;Vim | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Find an answer to a question | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but I always inspect the results and often have to roll back to checkpoints. | 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. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All the current ones. | 122,527 | 9 |
5,329 | 5,330 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 47 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Apex
Apex | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Make;Podman;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Make;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Make;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;React | null | null | WebComponents
WebComponents , Lit | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Jira | Jira | Jira | Gitea, Doc360
Gitea, Doc360 | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication | null | 7 |
5,330 | 5,331 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 25 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | F#;GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | GDScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;NestJS;Node.js;React | Astro;Node.js;React | Remix
React Router v7 | Yes | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Windsurf | Cursor;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Pop!_OS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I somewhat use it to do my dirty work by telling the AI what to do. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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. | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | I think we'll just all become product managers or AI-babysitters. | null | 7 |
5,331 | 5,332 | 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 | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):;Coding Bootcamp | 43 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 600,000 | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | KQL
KQL | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Yarn | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Grok, Claude | Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Grok, Claude | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | 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.;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 | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | All of our skills. Someone needs to actually verify that these "AI" solutions are correct, sufficient, and necessary. | 600,000 | 5 |
5,332 | 5,333 | 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.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 1 | Developer, back-end | 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 | School | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | USD United States dollar | 5 | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Ruby;Rust;Scala;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo;Gleam | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Drupal;Fastify;Laravel;Phoenix;Svelte;Symfony;Axum | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;RustRover;Trae | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;hostinger;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens;uv;Ultralytics;visionOS | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Not sure | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | null |
5,333 | 5,334 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 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) | 27 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 40 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Google Cloud | Cloudflare;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | LiveView
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Monday.com;Notion | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 (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 | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, although generally at a feature level (eg working with it to add a new feature to an existing codebase). Not so much starting from scratch. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to debug complex code, knowing what the AI is doing is actually good, data modeling and architecture, understanding requirements and nuances, translating requirements into good system design, communication/collaboration | 250,000 | 6 |
5,334 | 5,335 | 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 | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;Go;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;SQL;Zig | C#;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Rider | Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Doxygen;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 | No not really | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Effective problem solving in general | 73,089 | 7 |
5,335 | 5,336 | 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 | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 33 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 133,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Snowflake;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Splunk;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk | Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Studio 3T
Studio 3T | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 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 | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication skills, people skills, design skills (recognizing which AI generated designs are good and how to improve them), organizational skills | 133,000 | 3 |
5,336 | 5,337 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Job board | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Clean code, creativity | 160,508 | null |
5,337 | 5,338 | 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 | 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 | 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) | 5 | 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 | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 1,600,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Netlify;npm;Vite;Yarn | Docker;npm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Aider;Bolt;Cursor;Windsurf | Bolt;Cursor | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Bolt.new | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 31,955 | 8 |
5,338 | 5,339 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Elm - Haskell - Forth
Elm - Haskell - Forth | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | ZODB
ZODB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase | esbuild
esbuild | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js | starlette - hyper - hono
starlette - hyper - hono | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Polars;Pydantic | c++23;Polars;Pydantic | c++23;Polars;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;NixOS | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | zulip - matrix - element
zulip - matrix - element | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | 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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No it's a buzzword | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 | Other (please specify): | AI tools is a commercial shit. Fuck you with you AI | null | 7 |
5,339 | 5,340 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Who will receive the recommendation | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | APT;npm | APT;npm | NA
NA | Yes | React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | 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 | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
5,340 | 5,341 | 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.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 27 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;C;Go;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;Swift | Python;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | Flask;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Xcode | Nova
Nova | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 220,000 | 10 |
5,341 | 5,342 | 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 | 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);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) | 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) | 29 | Applied scientist | 100 to 499 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 | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | C;C++;MATLAB;Python | Rust;Swift | null | NA
Julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool) | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding how computers work. Fundamentals of algorithms and data structures. Mathematics. Communication/writing. Security. | 170,000 | null |
5,342 | 5,343 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 124,700 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
I'm seeking answers to dev questions; the rest (above) I don't care about | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Foundational knowledge of languages to discern AI BS | 124,700 | 7 |
5,343 | 5,344 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 14 | 5 | Dominican Republic | DOP Dominican peso | 400,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Cargo;Docker;NuGet;Pacman | Docker;NuGet;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Deno | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | 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 | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, never will | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | Architecture and structure of projects, smart solutions and big projects | 6,763 | 6 |
5,344 | 5,345 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | DAX
DAX | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server | DATA LAKE
DATA LAKE | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | Polars;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;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 | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | coding | null | 10 |
5,345 | 5,346 | 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 | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 5 | Applied scientist | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 113,000 | Yes | GDScript;MATLAB;Python | GDScript;Python | GDScript;Python | julia,
julia, | 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;iPadOS | Windows;Red Hat | GitLab;Notion | GitLab | GitLab | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | 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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 | null | 113,000 | null |
5,346 | 5,347 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman | Docker;Gradle | Docker;Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Every skill will still be valuable, since AI has no skills. | 75,410 | 9 |
5,347 | 5,348 | 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 | Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | Financial analyst or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;Elixir;F#;Go;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | Elixir;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo;Gleam | Elixir;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew | Fly.io
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Phoenix;Svelte | Blazor;Phoenix;Svelte | Blazor;Phoenix;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Polars;Microsoft Fabric | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub;Monday.com | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | When green fielding otherwise no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’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): | Most of them | null | null |
5,348 | 5,349 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | null | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 32 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
data security and privacy | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Finland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Lua | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | unity webgl
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | 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 | 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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | understanding code and requirements | null | 6 |
5,349 | 5,350 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 12 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 171,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;Python;TypeScript | C#;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;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 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 | Business understanding of the system | 46,666 | 7 |
5,350 | 5,351 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Datadog;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vite | Datadog;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 72,815 | 8 |
5,351 | 5,352 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 169,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | Cloud Firestore;SQLite;Supabase | null | NA
NA | null | Cloudflare;Docker;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;New Relic;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;New Relic | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;Symfony | Astro;Deno;Drupal;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js | Drupal;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | 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 | Chat (people);Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I generally ask for very specific answers or functions that I need to re-tool into a working solution. | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Learning RAG and applying AI training models to unique tasks. | 169,000 | 5 |
5,352 | 5,353 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 9 | 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 | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 81,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | Docker;pnpm;Vite | Docker;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js;WordPress | Deno;Laravel;Svelte;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Neovim;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Reading and understanding code, troubleshooting | 81,000 | 7 |
5,353 | 5,354 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
Python API SDK | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Podman | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Podman | Ionos Cloud
Ionos Cloud | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Svelte | FastAPI;Flask;Svelte;Axum | FastAPI;Flask;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers | 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. | 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 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 | Proficiency in designing and solving problems with at least one programming ecosystem. | 108,913 | 10 |
5,354 | 5,355 | 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.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 12 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 97,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;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 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board;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 weekly | Favorable | Somewhat 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;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Other (write in): | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Seeing the big picture, planning ahead with business goals in mind | 112,534 | 9 |
5,355 | 5,356 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 280,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Please
NA | Yes | Astro;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Architecture
Prioritisation
Politics | 381,196 | 8 |
5,356 | 5,357 | 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.) | 20 | 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 | 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) | 20 | Engineering manager | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Homebrew | null | null | AppPack
NA | Yes | Django | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | 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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, to rough in everything, and then actual coding to make it work 100% correctly. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Everything will still be in valuable, troubleshooting and understanding AI built code will be important. | 220,000 | 8 |
5,357 | 5,358 | I am learning to code | 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 | null | null | null | null | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Lua;Python;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Gleam | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | null | More than half the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
5,358 | 5,359 | 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.) | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Meets my requirements | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | C#;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Zig | C# | VB6
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | Sandboxie
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Trello | Rally, Heptapod
Heptapod | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Searching for what I need | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | Actually understanding complex requirements
Integrating domain knowledge | 175,000 | 7 |
5,359 | 5,360 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Belarus | BYN Belarusian ruble | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
5,360 | 5,361 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 29 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 39 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Snowflake
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;npm;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes | Docker;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;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 | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;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;Cybersecurity | 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 the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | 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 | Ollama | null | Snyk | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | Interfacing with other humans, e.g., gathering and refining requirements. Bespoke solutions that have few examples in the training set. | null | 10 |
5,361 | 5,362 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | 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 | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Ruby | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Neo4J;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | elixirforum, ruby on rails forum, devtalk - also looked at forums of crystal, rust and other languages
elixirforum, ruby on rails forum, devtalk, crystal forum - also looked at forums of crystal, rust and other languages | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Creativity, communication | 149,756 | 10 |
5,362 | 5,363 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I wouldn't say so, I only use AI to explain me topics I want to know more about without having to read multiple web pages | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | Writing code that you understand and knowledge about how IT things work | null | null |
5,363 | 5,364 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 41 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 120 | 40 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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 | Mostly fixing the code generated by AI. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | That's the problem, it isn't a skill. It is the intangible ability to see the most appropriate solution and build it. Not sure AI will be able to do that. | 300,000 | null |
5,364 | 5,365 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | 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 neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | V
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Podman | Bun;Cargo;Podman | Deno
Deno | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Tauri, Dioxus
Tauri, Dioxus | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File;Obsidian | Forgejo
Forgejo | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, and it will never be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All skills will still be relevant, otherwise all trust would be put into AI. And that could backfire. | null | null |
5,365 | 5,366 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | 39 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Rust | Assembly;Dart;Delphi | Assembly;Dart;Delphi | FreePascal
FreePascal | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Flutter
Flutter | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | Discord
Discord | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | 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 | 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, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | Good god no. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 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): | Architecting software, debugging software, figuring out what problem you're solving, designing solutions, designing UIs, writing tests for obscure but critical edge cases, understanding security, understanding privacy, understanding the technical implications of the legislative landscape, basically everything we do now. | 100,000 | 3 |
5,366 | 5,367 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Webpack | Docker;Heroku;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman | Docker;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;Spring Boot;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Ubuntu;Fedora | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | ServiceNow
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | 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. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 100,000 | 7 |
5,367 | 5,368 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Heroku;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;Django;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nope | 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.;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.;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 | System design | null | 1 |
5,368 | 5,369 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 9 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Stata
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Cloudflare | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim | Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Windsurf | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Staying informed about code changes | 63,808 | null |
5,369 | 5,370 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 5 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;npm | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Visual Studio | Android Studio;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Markdown File | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | partially, less than 10% | null | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 5 |
5,370 | 5,371 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 2 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Qwik, Alpine.js
Alpine.js | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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;Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | "vibe coding" is not part of my professional development work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving - This is a skill that is definitely valuable for developers as there might be newer or more complex problems in the future that an AI might not be able to solve.
English - Because English is the lingua franca of the programming community, mastering English is crucial for various reasons: prompting AI, understanding documentation, knowing how to ask a question that one has in mind
Security - Developers should be well aware on how to write code that is secure. They should also be able to spot code vulnerabilities.
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5,371 | 5,372 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Docker;npm;Pacman;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Deno;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Astro;Deno;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Deno;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Bolt;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Trae;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS | Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;supabase | null | Ollama | null | Galileo | null | GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | 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 | 8 |
5,372 | 5,373 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 74,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis;Cockroachdb | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;pnpm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Only in very small parts | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Redis;Qdrant | null | Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Software Architecture | 85,851 | 7 |
5,373 | 5,374 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Addresses pains I have experienced with other tools | Ethical concerns
Connection to cryptocurrencies or machine learning | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 44,685 | Yes | C;C++;Kotlin | Ada;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;F#;GDScript;Lua;OCaml;Rust;Scala;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Ninja;Pacman | Cargo | null | nix
guix | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | Neovim;VSCodium | NA
lapce | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | [matrix]
XMPP | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | 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 | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Critical thinking. The ability to question the technology, to doubt it and reject it in the face of its environmental and human cost.
But more generally, as agents will become better at hiding their flaws, all the current skills of current developers will become even more relevant as they will be their best (and last) assets to judge and criticize the output.
In fact, it is likely that *more* skills will be needed, such as intimate knowledge of all the flaws of machine learning to be able to spot errors before they become an issue, or the ability to argue against it to protect their job, and their fellow humans. | 51,841 | 6 |
5,374 | 5,375 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | 10 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 81,600 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS | Go;HTML/CSS;Gleam | Go;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes | Docker | Docker | nix
nix | Yes | null | null | null | NA
lustre | Yes | null | null | null | helix
helix | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;NixOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Interpretating requests from product/sales team members within the context of the business. Writing the code isn't the hard part - understanding and communicating across domains is the hard part, especially if something needs to be pushed back on. | 111,091 | 7 |
5,375 | 5,376 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;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 monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Lovable.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;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 | Same as today. Same as always. Problem solving. Spending whole sections on AI while it still haven't passed the decidability problem feels quite dumb. | 69,609 | null |
5,376 | 5,377 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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);Books / Physical media | 2 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 1,400,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python | Ada;Assembly;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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 | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Other (write in): | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 904 | null |
5,377 | 5,378 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 96,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;npm | Google Cloud;npm | Google Cloud;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Lovable.dev;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | 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) | tabnews
tabnews | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Job board | 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 | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | se for um assunto de pouco dominio acabo usando sim | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | null | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Ollama | null | New Relic | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | yes, i belive | 17,476 | 5 |
5,378 | 5,379 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pacman;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | React Native
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;Twitch;Substack;Medium | null | null | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Competence | 109 | 7 |
5,379 | 5,380 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | 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 | 8 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 46,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman | Gradle | Gradle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Odoo;Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;YouTrack | GitLab | GitLab | Asciidoc, openproject
Asciidoc | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Capability to handle comex context and requirements, to fine-tune products for user needs | 53,367 | 6 |
5,380 | 5,381 | 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 | 26 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 31 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
It does what it’s supposed to | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust | Elixir;Go;Lisp;Scala;Swift;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;Pacman;Pip | null | null | CMake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Fuck no! | 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.;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;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging | null | 7 |
5,381 | 5,382 | I am learning to code | 18-24 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) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | 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) | 7 | Other (please specify): | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 300,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Kotlin;Lisp;PHP;Swift;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Yandex Cloud | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Drupal;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I recently heard about Vibe Coding, But i didn't used it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Semantic Kernel;phidata | null | Wiz | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | Brave LEO | 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 quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Back-End Development & Management | 2,455 | null |
5,382 | 5,383 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 6 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Lua | C#;Lua | C#;Lua | Luau
Luau | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | 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 | null | GitHub;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, my use of AI is mostly focused around learning new concepts and techniques. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | null |
5,383 | 5,384 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 50 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Composer;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | null | null | Apptainer
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch;Red Hat | null | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | critical thinking and ethical reasoning | null | 8 |
5,384 | 5,385 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | Objective-C
Objective-C | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js | NA
Vapor | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | 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 monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Larger-than-app systems design and creative problem solving, and anything related to hardware. | 210,000 | 6 |
5,385 | 5,386 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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 | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 180,000 | null |
5,386 | 5,387 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | 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 | 11 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 255,000 | Yes | C;C++;Swift | C++;Kotlin;Swift | C++;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean | Digital Ocean;Heroku | Digital Ocean | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | visionOS | c++23;visionOS | visionOS | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub | GitHub;YouTrack | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | 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 | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, it's not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging complex issues | 347,161 | 10 |
5,387 | 5,388 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 40 | Applied scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | CMake
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | CMake
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | sphinx
NA | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | For the code I write I do not see any benefit in using AI. Why ask someone (or a tool) to write something you can do better yourself? | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Understanding how a computer really works will always be beneficial. Oh, and the fact that you've made many errors and learned from them, that's what makes you better. If you only copy AI generated code into your editor, you will never learn programming. | 69,609 | 7 |
5,388 | 5,389 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
inclusion of AI features | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
after the first 2 options, everything else is the same | No | null | 4 | 10 | Greece | GBP Pound sterling | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | NA
uv | Yes | Django;jQuery | Astro;Django;jQuery | Django;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nope | 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. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to discuss with PMs and extract the actual specs, maintaining a proper view of all the intricacies of how a large scale system works and why certains decisions have been made | 217,826 | 2 |
5,389 | 5,390 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | 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);Books / Physical media;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | 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 | C;C++;Java;Lua;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
5,390 | 5,391 | 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.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 185,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | PL/SQL
PL/SQL | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Kubernetes | Kubernetes | Kubernetes | OCI
OCI | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 quick help troubleshooting | null | 185,000 | 9 |
5,391 | 5,392 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Rust;Zig | C;C#;C++;Zig | C;C#;C++;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube;Substack | Discord;YouTube;Substack | Discord;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not even at all. Hopefully never will be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 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 do. We do not want to end up in a Warhammer 40K universe where towering monoliths of computers run everything and we treat them as gods because no one understands how they are built.
Sacrificing true understanding at the altar of convenience is a terrible mistake and I think we should stop immediately. | 110,000 | 10 |
5,392 | 5,393 | 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 | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 72,000 | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | Confluence;Jira;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube | null | null | Laracasts
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);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | ChatGPT | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 72,000 | 7 |
5,393 | 5,394 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 43 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | 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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | logic, reasoning, problem solving | null | 7 |
5,394 | 5,395 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Pakistan | PKR Pakistani rupee | 2,004,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;npm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
Adonis | Yes | Bolt;Lovable.dev;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Bolt;Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Bolt;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Fedora | Fedora | Asana;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Not exactly, most of the time i use AI for only creating a part of code which i would take at least 15 minutes, in complex task, most of the time there is a little bit wrong code. and some times AI gives solution whch AI think is the answer, but the code was never valid. for example, it would give Math.generateColors() function in javascript, but the function doesnot exists. AI wont even except that its wrong | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | supabase | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Lovable.dev | bolt, grok | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Integrating different platforms. as of now , take loveable, v0 and bolt as example, they can connect to a database like supabase or neon, but they cant connect to AWS EC2 instance, or a load balancer, or a domain hosting platform, so Devops, sys admin and blockchain development will still be there, I think. | 7,037 | 8 |
5,395 | 5,396 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 900,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel | null | null | Conda
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model | Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Problem solving, describing the problem and desired solution, interpreting what the customer is actually asking for and what the customer actually needs | 900,000 | 6 |
5,396 | 5,397 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 8 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Other (please specify):
Flexible hours | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | Dart;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Yarn | Bundler (Ruby)
Bundler (Ruby) | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Write in the most significant challenge 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. | 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 | 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 quick help troubleshooting | Debugging and turning organizational dysfunction into software requirements | 160,000 | 10 |
5,397 | 5,398 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Games or coding challenges | 20 | Engineering manager | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;NuGet;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Quarkus
Quarkus | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;RustRover;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Vim;WebStorm;Xcode | Clion
Clion | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | JetBrains AI
JetBrains AI | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Tried it, the result was unsatisfactory. So far not interested in trying again soon. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | null | null | JetBrains AI | Ollama | JetBrains AI | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Analytic and critical thinking | 92,812 | null |
5,398 | 5,399 | 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.) | 38 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 41 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 10 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 135,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Cosmos DB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;React | null | null | Hugo
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it is not. I only use AI-generated code in special cases, more as inspiration. I ocde myself and use AI to validate my work. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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. | 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 | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | GitLab Duo | 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 | Algorythmy and complexity analysis, data management, security, UX | 98,494 | 8 |
5,399 | 5,400 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Turso
Turso | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Neovim;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | Aider;Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | For ui sometimes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Redis;Qdrant;pgvector | null | CrewAI;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph;Smolagents | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 100,000 | 8 |
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