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5,500 | 5,501 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 17 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 6 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 33,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS | C#;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | NA
Ruby on Rails | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Firebase;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Splunk;Yandex Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com;Notion;Trello | Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 102,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;pnpm | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pacman;pnpm | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pacman;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | NA
Actix Web | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;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
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
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NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | full-stack coding and high-level architecture | 190,000 | 8 |
5,504 | 5,505 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis | Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pacman;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Pydantic | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 6 |
5,505 | 5,506 | 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.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 19 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 168,499 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | MySQL;Neo4J;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite | OS Cloud Foundry
OS Cloud Foundry | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | 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 | domain expertise, software architecture | 168,499 | 7 |
5,506 | 5,507 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 50 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | SQL | SQL | SQL | Diva
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 | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | All | 104,413 | 9 |
5,507 | 5,508 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | 15 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;Medium | 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 | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | 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 | null | null | null | 7 |
5,508 | 5,509 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 145,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Flask;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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;Coding challenges;Job board | 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 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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Absolutely not. In the time I spend typing into an LLM I could just be writing code, and the result would be a better result than the LLM would have generated anyway. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 145,000 | 7 |
5,509 | 5,510 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 123,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | CouchDB
CouchDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Flask | Angular;FastAPI | Angular;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | 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 | 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 | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | prompt engineering; architectural decision-making; planning design trade-offs; knowing business | 22,391 | 8 |
5,510 | 5,511 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Books / Physical media | 13 | Data or business analyst | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Other: | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 3 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | MATLAB;Python;R | MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | MATLAB;Python;R | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft Access | IBM DB2;Microsoft Access;MySQL | IBM DB2;Microsoft Access | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Project planning;Testing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
5,511 | 5,512 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, 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 | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Data engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React;Spring Boot | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Vibe coding is slop at scale. No, it is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;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 | Data modeling and testing. I also don't agree with your statement that AI will be more capable any more than it is already at generating slop at scale. | 82,000 | 2 |
5,512 | 5,513 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
Good support | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
Poor support | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 0 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 630,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Knockout
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;Bluesky | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | 66,038 | 6 |
5,513 | 5,514 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,500,000 | Yes | Go;PHP;Python;SQL | Go;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Vite | Composer;Docker;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Composer;Docker;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;React | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | null | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | same as today, AI tools capabilities already started deteriorating | 70,208 | 7 |
5,514 | 5,515 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 740,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Astro | Astro | Astro | NA
NA | null | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | 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.;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 | Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 73,132 | 4 |
5,515 | 5,516 | 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.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 98,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Webpack | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | dbeaver
dbeaver | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js;WordPress | AngularJS;Laravel;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Laravel;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | IntelliPHP
IntelliPHP | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Roadmapping, reading and understanding code, knowledge of security best practices | 98,000 | 7 |
5,516 | 5,517 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;PowerShell;Python | Go;Java;Kotlin;Rust;Scala | null | Julia
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Pip | Google Cloud;Ninja | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | RAG | null | null | null | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;LinkedIn;Medium | 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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Write in the most significant challenge 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.;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. | 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 | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Deployment and general problem solving | 40,000 | 10 |
5,517 | 5,518 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 8 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Clickhouse | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React;Svelte | Deno;FastAPI;Next.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 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 | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It’s becoming more and more a part of my work to vibe code | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | supabase;pgvector | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Infrastructure | 127,616 | 6 |
5,518 | 5,519 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | 4 | Nepal | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Should last longer in bed, everything else will be replaced. | null | null |
5,519 | 5,520 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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 | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 240,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Laravel;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Perplexity Sonar 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 | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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 | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 65,496 | 8 |
5,520 | 5,521 | 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.) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 43 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
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 | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 231,150 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | YES | 231,150 | 10 |
5,521 | 5,522 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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 | 7 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 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 | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Java;PHP | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | AngularJS;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | English language (I'm not native speaker).
English. Again English. A bit more English. Finally English.
And some legal knowledge (about legalization in other countries) and fundamental technologies like Design Patterns and Algorithms. | 2,340 | 5 |
5,522 | 5,523 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
Support for hardware construction languages, like PyMTL, | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
opportunity to mitigate socioeconomic and environmental inequity with research/engineering projects | No | null | 10 | 25 | Singapore | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Go;Java;Lisp;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Java;Lisp;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Java;Lisp;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL | Julia, Haskell, GraphQL, SystemC, SystemC-AMS, Verilog-A, Verilog-AMS, Chisel HDL, Clash, PyMTL, PyRTL, PyLog, PyGears, MyHDL, Hardcaml
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Datomic;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;H2;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift;Pocketbase;Valkey | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Kubeflow
Kubeflow | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Delphi 12+ Athens | mlir | mlir | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | 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;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, since it is more efficient to develop software on my own for my workflow | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have 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 | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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.;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 | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;supabase;pgvector;Milvus;Weaviate;Pinecone;Zep;LangMem;mem0 | null | Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel;OpenRouter;LangChain;Smol-AGI;Zapier;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;phidata;Smolagents;lyzr | null | Sentry;Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Protect AI;Vectra AI;arize;helicone | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine;Replit;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Amazon Codewhisperer;Lovable.dev;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Skills in compiler design, program analysis, formal verification, and electronic design automation. This is because the lower-skilled software development tasks/roles can be automated, but not the harder tasks/roles. | null | 8 |
5,523 | 5,524 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 13 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Other (please specify):
Use of AI | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 825,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Clickhouse | BigQuery;Databricks SQL | Databricks SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Poetry | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Poetry | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;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 | 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 | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing 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 don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, not at all. It disrupts my thinking, it's inaccurate, and it's too unsafe/legally grey area with the generated code | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding data analysis.
Translating business requirements into code.
See connections to other (internal) code bases | 128,304 | 6 |
5,524 | 5,525 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | HKD Hong Kong dollar | null | Yes | C#;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift | C#;Java;Kotlin;Swift | C#;Java;Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | Neo4J | Neo4J | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pip | Gradle;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pip | Gradle;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pip | Swift Package Manager
Swift Package Manager | Yes | null | null | null | Streamlit
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;SwiftData;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;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 | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
5,525 | 5,526 | 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 | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | uv
uv | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Vue.js | Angular;Django;FastAPI;Spring Boot | Angular;Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | GitHub;GitLab;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | null | Ability to be accountable for the code in case of a lawsuit | 87,011 | 8 |
5,526 | 5,527 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;SQLite | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Teradata
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Gradle;npm;Splunk;Vite | Gradle;npm;Splunk;Vite | Cloud Foundry
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Continue
NA | RAG | RAG | RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;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 | 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 | 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 | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No - as a software developer for a manufacturing company, AI does not have the business context to understand or meet our requirements. Also, we are restricted to use internal AI tools to prevent data escapes. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I 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 | Understanding business needs and user requirements. Solving for nuanced situations that require understanding the problem and creating a novel solution. | 125,000 | 10 |
5,527 | 5,528 | 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 | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 42 | Engineering manager | 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 | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 325,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;Erlang;F#;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Snowflake;SQLite | Elasticsearch;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet | APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Podman | APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Coding challenges | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes, but only for inspiration, boilerplate, or language translation. Code is always reviewed and adjusted before use. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support | 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. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, understanding human nuance and usability, understanding how code works, how security works, and how components fit together, understanding how to form effective prompts. | 325,000 | 7 |
5,528 | 5,529 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | F#;Go;Kotlin;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
Firebird | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | Mastodon
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 | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | 170,000 | 7 |
5,529 | 5,530 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 19 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Other (please specify):
Work-life balance | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 231,876 | Yes | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra | Cassandra | Cassandra | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Currently, I'm not using vibe coding. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | AI tools are statistical models. Currently there are many cases when their output is not the best solution. Choosing a solution that doesn't reduce significantly the maintainability will remain a valuable developer skill. | 53,273 | 9 |
5,530 | 5,531 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, back-end | 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 | null | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Delphi | Delphi | Delphi | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine | GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine | GitLab;Obsidian;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 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 really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nope | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Architecture, complex contexts, connecting midules | 92,812 | 7 |
5,531 | 5,532 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 1 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;SQL | C#;Dart;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | AWS Timestream, Azure Table Storage
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | Helping customers understand what they actually want. Building complex software (mainly architecture). | 69,609 | 3 |
5,532 | 5,533 | 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);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 | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Neovim | Claude Code;Neovim | Claude Code;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | When I want to test something to then quickly discard before commiting for a solution its good | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All of them | null | null |
5,533 | 5,534 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 25 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 500 to 999 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 116,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;TypeScript | C#;Go | C#;Go | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | Redis;Clickhouse | NATS
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Podman | Talos (Siderolabs)
Talos (Siderolabs) | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server | null | Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thinking, architecture, global design / patterns / practices, strategy | 134,577 | null |
5,534 | 5,535 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 24 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 4 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 5,695 | Yes | C#;C++;Java | C#;C++;Java | C#;C++;Java | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Netbeans
Netbeans | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | 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 | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 5,695 | 6 |
5,535 | 5,536 | 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 | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Government | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 68,000 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Oracle | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MySQL;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool);Podman | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot;WordPress | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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.;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 | null | 68,000 | 6 |
5,536 | 5,537 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;pnpm;Yarn | Bun;Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;npm;Vite;Yarn | Chocolatey;Docker;Heroku;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;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;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat, but very rarely. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, design patterns and critical thinking. | 8,738 | 8 |
5,537 | 5,538 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | 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 | 5 | 0 | Bolivia | BOB Bolivian boliviano | 48,000 | Yes | Delphi | JavaScript;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | RAD Studio
NA | Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | 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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Anticipation to change. Understanding social, business and over-the-time context of requirements. | 6,936 | 5 |
5,538 | 5,539 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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) | 11 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 7,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Cargo;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Cargo;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress | Drupal;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Drupal;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar 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 | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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 improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | LanceDB | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Decision making and responsibility | 4,626 | 7 |
5,539 | 5,540 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 8 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really as it does not really fit production scenarios, POC / testing some idea at best | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 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 | Same as today - getting to agreement with other people. And knowing which part of AI generated code is bad | null | 9 |
5,540 | 5,541 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (part-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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 17 | 17 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | GitLab | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, and I never want that. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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;Other (please specify): | All skills for developers remain valuable, because AIs cannot fully replace the capability, ingenuity, creativity, reliability of the human brain. Even if developers become partially replaced (even though that will be a horrible idea), having all the coding, engineering and math skills is extremely important.
For the worse, AIs will negatively impact many young developers' skills, which means that those developers who didn't use AI and still have the skills will become much more valuable.
In general, using AI to complete the work for you, to think for you, to give you direct information to you, will only weaken your abilities and negatively impact your programming career in the long run. | null | 5 |
5,541 | 5,542 | I am learning to code | Prefer not to say | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | null | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Lua;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Lua | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;NuGet;Pacman | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;NuGet;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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. | null | null |
5,542 | 5,543 | 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 | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | 3,600,000 | Yes | C;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Yandex Cloud | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | 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;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | slack
slack | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | null | Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | will be probably | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I don't think anything will change significantly in 2-3 years. But in 5 everything can be changed, so I have no idea. | 45,934 | 8 |
5,543 | 5,544 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Next.js;Ruby on Rails | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Yes – for prototyping | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Enforcing a unique code style, big-picture strategy, avoiding feature bloat | null | 7 |
5,544 | 5,545 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 48 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Ninja;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Ninja;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Ninja;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | problem analysis, testing the expected behaviour of a system, | 56 | 8 |
5,545 | 5,546 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 20 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Webpack | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React;Symfony | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | 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 | good architecture for solving problems will be hard to have generated by AI | null | 9 |
5,546 | 5,547 | 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 | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 22 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 18 | 8 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 550,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | its becoming more and more . but mostly we generate code for small parts in small steps and review each change by A.I by human . and mostly human has to either edit manually or ask with A.I with progressing prompts to fix the code it generated. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Customer service support | MCP servers | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | architect and design large systems | 149,764 | 9 |
5,547 | 5,548 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 26 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Kubernetes;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Perplexity Sonar 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);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, but I usually start by trying to write code myself then ask AI for assistance if I run into issues. I tend to rely more on AI when I'm working in a language/framework I'm new to. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, problem solving, prompt engineering, UI/UX | 125,000 | null |
5,548 | 5,549 | 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 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 155,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Domain expertise | 155,000 | 8 |
5,549 | 5,550 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 9 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 675,000 | Yes | C;Erlang;Java;Lua;Python | C;Erlang;Java;Lua;Python;Rust | C;Erlang;Java;Lua;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool) | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool) | RPM
RPM | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | Debian;Red Hat | MacOS;Debian;iPadOS;Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. It helps with discoverability of libraries, but writing, structuring and maintaining code, AI really really suck. But to the one of well-defined function or algorithm it can give good suggestions for further exploration | 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.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Maintainability, clean code, new and novel ideas | 70,755 | null |
5,550 | 5,551 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 10 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 172,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 46,939 | 6 |
5,551 | 5,552 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Ruby | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | Cassandra | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9 |
5,552 | 5,553 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;jQuery;React | ASP.NET Core | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | I guess so. I'm not happy about it, but it's better than dealing with the SO community. | 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.;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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Yeah. You still need eyes to verify the results. | 90,000 | 10 |
5,553 | 5,554 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Other (please specify): | 40 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 136,000 | Yes | C#;Groovy;PowerShell | C#;Groovy;PowerShell | C#;Groovy;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis | Redis | Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Ansible;Chocolatey;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk | Ansible;Chocolatey;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk | Rancher
Rancher | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Ultraedit
Ultraedit | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | Teams
Teams | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I'm far too experienced with development to waste time vibe coding. I can write code and be done faster than trying to tell an AI what I want and then have repeat the process over and over and over and over before it gets it right. Vibe coding is only for lazy people. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | AI tools, at this time, do not look like they will be able to replace developers. So, all human skills will still be necessary in 3-5 years time. | 136,000 | 10 |
5,554 | 5,555 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 57,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;Python;Rust | Assembly;Go;Python;Rust | Assembly;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Make;Poetry | Cargo;Docker;Make;Poetry | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Formalizing problem | 66,128 | 8 |
5,555 | 5,556 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 26 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 14 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 35,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Firebase | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Customer service support | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | Fireproof | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ethical coding and dealing with the human factor. | 35,000 | null |
5,556 | 5,557 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | 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 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 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 tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | 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 | 37,760 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | OCaml;Rust | Rust | NA
Haskel | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Vercel | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;React;Axum | Axum | Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;PhpStorm;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Data and analytics | Language processing | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging and low level information. | 51,407 | 3 |
5,557 | 5,558 | 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.) | 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 | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | Ecuador | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | Elasticsearch;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Monday.com | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Monday.com | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Monday.com | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I believe that most development skills will remain valuable. | 50,000 | 9 |
5,558 | 5,559 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Codebase size | Prohibitive pricing
Unecessary and forced integration with/use of AI | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 28,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | Assembly;TypeScript | null | NA
L2Script | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | null | APT;Pip | APT;Pip;Webpack | APT;Pip | RPM packages, dnf
RPM packages, dnf | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm | Nano;PyCharm | Nano;PyCharm | Kate
Kate | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Not at all, and I am glad about that. It is more frustrating to get an AI to write useful code than throwing something together that works and is of similar quality. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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.;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;Other (please specify): | Debugging and maintaining giant codebases. AIs are insanely expensive to run with gigabytes worth of context. And codebases like Window$, MacOS, Linux, Firefox, Ladybird, Chromium, etc. that all (to my knowledge) have more than a gigabyte of code and big security concerns will probably never be able to efficiently and to a satisfying security level be handled by AI. | 2,935 | null |
5,559 | 5,560 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);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 | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 230,400 | Yes | C#;Dart;SQL | C#;C++;Dart;Zig | C#;Dart | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vercel | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Microsoft Planner;Wikis | Azure Devops;Wikis | Azure Devops;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 | 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.;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 | null | 41,941 | 8 |
5,560 | 5,561 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 11 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 198,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Python | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | Dynamodb;Redis | Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;New Relic;NuGet;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | 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 | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Systems design, understanding existing and/or legacy code, communicating technical and business needs with stakeholders, code review, testing | 198,000 | 9 |
5,561 | 5,562 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
If not JS it is a plus | Other (please specify):
JS | 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 | 8 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 390,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | null | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Cursor | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | WatsonX
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify):;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Debugging, optimization, deep understanding of business | 106,431 | 3 |
5,562 | 5,563 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | 6 | Developer, mobile | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift | Assembly;C++;Swift | Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;SwiftData | Large Language Model;SwiftData;visionOS | Large Language Model;SwiftData | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Clickup;GitHub | Clickup;GitHub;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | mastodon
mastodon | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | If the definition is, as that Wiki article suggests, using the output without understanding it then no. Otherwise yes, it's part of my daily work, as a tool to quickly get a concept going | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | 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 | 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 | Understanding code to monitor and verify output, creative skills | null | 6 |
5,563 | 5,564 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 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 | 33 | DevOps engineer or professional | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Rust | null | Clojure
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | BigQuery | null | Druid
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 300,000 | null |
5,564 | 5,565 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 31 | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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 | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | 165,000 | 5 |
5,565 | 5,566 | 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) | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | GoLand
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot 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 (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
Get answer for question or problem I am facing | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to point out inaccuracies in AI generated code
Knowledge of legacy systems and how to incorporate them
Understanding of current industry trends and tools | 130,000 | 8 |
5,566 | 5,567 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Croatia | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 34,804 | 7 |
5,567 | 5,568 | 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.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Too much AI | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Elixir;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL | null | null | Memgraph
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Monday.com;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I don't use AI to give me code without knowing what the code is | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Customer service support | 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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | Neo4j | null | Vertex AI | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Code to solve real issues and not make money | null | null |
5,568 | 5,569 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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 | 2 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;npm;Vercel | Cargo;Google Cloud;npm;Vercel | Google Cloud;npm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | NixOS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, its stupid | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Planning and architecture; anything that isn't solving a textbook problem | 2,106 | null |
5,569 | 5,570 | 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.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 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 tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | 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 | 18 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 102,500 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Databricks SQL;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android;iOS;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Requirements gathering and analysis, system modeling, usability design | 74,782 | 7 |
5,570 | 5,571 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Rust | Go;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Vite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;Ultralytics | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;Ultralytics | null | null | Arch;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Monday.com | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | 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.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Building requirements, writing very stable and performant code, debugging | 140,000 | 8 |
5,571 | 5,572 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 88,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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, I hate it, I like to have 100% control on the code I write and understand it. Vibe coding rapidly becomes a fest of writing code without knowing what's happening and I hate it. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 64,203 | 9 |
5,572 | 5,573 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-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 | 11 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 290,000 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);New Relic;Terraform | Spacelift, Teamcity, GitHub Actions
SpaceliftSpacelift, GitHub Actions | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, and I hope it won't be. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | soft skills, presentation skills, knowing best practices, diagnosing issues, optimizing performance | 79,141 | 9 |
5,573 | 5,574 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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 | null | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical 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 | 7 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;OCaml;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Zig;Gleam | Elixir;OCaml;Ruby;SQL | Roc
Roc | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake;Clickhouse | Datomic;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Pip;Podman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;New Relic;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;New Relic;Podman | nix, asdf
nix | Yes | Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cody
cody | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles | Answer a question
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing 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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | system design, product/project management | 104,413 | 7 |
5,574 | 5,575 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 24 | Developer, mobile | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | Swift | Swift | 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 | visionOS | SwiftData;visionOS | visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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 | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | All the same skills that are important now | 170,000 | 9 |
5,575 | 5,576 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 4,200 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java | Nix
Nix | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Arch;Fedora;NixOS | Ubuntu;Debian;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Reddit | Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | 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;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, will never be. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | > even as AI tools become more capable
This is a really bold claim ... could you stick to unbiased questions please ?
It's starting to be obvious this survey is here to please investors. | 4,873 | null |
5,576 | 5,577 | 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 | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 92,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | 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;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 | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | understanding; KISS | 106,733 | 8 |
5,577 | 5,578 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 14 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 20 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | CouchDb
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js | Django;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js | Django;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File | Logseq, Guru
Logseq | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | 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 | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I tend to review and adjust nearly all LLM output - and I only use it for some tasks. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Stakeholder communication, translating business requirements into working software, debugging, troubleshooting, DevOps, Maintaining & rewriting AI generated code | 110,214 | 8 |
5,578 | 5,579 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 40 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;SQL;Swift | Assembly;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | Emacs
NA | uv | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | MacOS | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Redmine | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Not sure which ones are preconfigured in company supplied tools
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, I don't work on standard stuff | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Fully understanding things | null | 7 |
5,579 | 5,580 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 29 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 16 | 18 | Poland | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | uv
uv | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Node.js;React | React-Router, Remix
React-Router, Remix | Yes | Claude Code;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Claude Code;Zed | Claude Code;Zed | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
Read answers | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Other (write in): | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | supabase;pgvector | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | Zed.ai | Other (please specify): | Understanding logic flow, optimization, systems architecture, understanding how things fit together, cost benefit analysis of chosen tools. | 200,000 | 7 |
5,580 | 5,581 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Elixir;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust | Elixir;Ruby;Rust;Swift;TypeScript;Gleam | Elixir;Ruby;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Deno;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Axum | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;RustRover;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;WebStorm;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Ollama | Polars;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Amazon Bedrock;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Nop | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication skills | 81,210 | 6 |
5,581 | 5,582 | 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.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,900 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;npm;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Nuxt.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes. Although I only use code that I understand. I will let AI tools generate the code, then i read it and have AI tools explain it until I understand it. | 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. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System design. Bug fixes. Designing systems so they are scalable and reliable. Finding and experimenting with new technology that we can integrate into the system. | 160,900 | 8 |
5,582 | 5,583 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | 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 | 41 | System administrator | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 62,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;PowerShell | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Creativity. I have invented very efficient methods for solving certain complex propblems that I have never seen replicated elsewhere. | 84,408 | null |
5,583 | 5,584 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 1 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 8 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
5,584 | 5,585 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | 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 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 800,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | SQLite;Cockroachdb | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Bun | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;React | null | null | Sails
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;WebStorm;Zed | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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 | 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 | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding and breaking down customer requests into proper requirements and also telling them when a solution shouldn't be solved with code | 83,857 | 8 |
5,585 | 5,586 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | null | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | C#;PowerShell | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis;Cockroachdb | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;YouTube | Reddit;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 | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ability to say NO to the fucking managment | null | 5 |
5,586 | 5,587 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;Scala;SQL | Java;SQL | RPG-ILE, IBMi CL,
RPG-ILE, IBMi CL | Yes | IBM DB2;MySQL;PostgreSQL | IBM DB2;PostgreSQL | IBM DB2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Theia IDE
Theia IDE | Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Redmine | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Redmine | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | 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 | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Partially | 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. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Creativity, Going straight at the problem | 46,406 | 8 |
5,587 | 5,588 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
Not being AI bullshit | Prohibitive pricing
Unnecessary AI bullshit | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 100 | 100 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus | Docker;Make;Prometheus | NA
Ansible,k3s | Yes | Angular;WordPress | Angular;Svelte | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Fedora;Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Fedora;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | awork
awork | 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 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;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;Other (write in): | 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. | 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 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 | Actually solving problems and using your brain. Monkeys can write code, humans can do things with it | null | 7 |
5,588 | 5,589 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 9 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 15 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 57,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Lua;Zig | null | HCL (OpenTofu)
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | null | null | OpenTofu
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;NestJS;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress | Angular;Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Angular;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);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 weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | FFs. No and I hate even the concept of it | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Programming in itself. The Agents will be perfect, the moment we can correctly describe what we want. As any Human Language is flexible and mutable, this will not happen in this timeframe | 66,128 | 5 |
5,589 | 5,590 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;VBA;Gleam | Rust;Zig;Gleam | Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Phoenix;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;Zed | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Perplexity | Grok | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, designing and maintaining software. | 21,888 | 4 |
5,590 | 5,591 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 50 | 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 | 54 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C;Python | C;C++;Python | C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | 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 | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | developing original concepts | null | null |
5,591 | 5,592 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 19 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | 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 | 1 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | Python;SQL | Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL | Timestream by AWS
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;npm;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | Node.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;WebStorm | PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | flexibility, adjustment, high-context | 150,819 | 9 |
5,592 | 5,593 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 350,000 | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;NuGet | Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;NuGet | Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;NuGet | coolify
coolify | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | HTMX, Datastar, AlpineJS
HTMX, Datastar | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio Code | Copilot
Copilot | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | 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;Other (write in): | No. All my AI work is more focused. I like AIs for answering questions quickly and giving me sample code. I even have it write code that is tedious to type myself. But I am always an active collaborator guiding what it should be doing - I don't just unleash it on a codebase. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Project management, system design, business sense, code practices. The AIs will start to be constant pair programmers that can help you with ideas, coding, and shipping things. But someone needs to be setting direction and that someone is likely you. | 350,000 | 8 |
5,593 | 5,594 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Data scientist | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL | BigQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Windsurf | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;ChromeOS | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | proprietary
NA | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | 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) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Sometimes I am tasked with creating out-of-scope analytical work which I may be "vibe coding" a bit. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Describe problems and map solutions onto those problems. | 250,000 | 5 |
5,594 | 5,595 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other (please specify): | 30 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1,000 | 1,000 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Pip;pnpm | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Yandex Cloud | APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Express;Node.js | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Neovim;Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23 | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Other (write in): | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Robotics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | Language processing;Personalized agent creation;Other specific task (write in): | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | DeepSeek, Duck.ai | 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;Other (please specify): | Ethics, Empathy, Transparency, Communication, Collaboration, Interaction, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, User Needs Analysis, Domain Expertise, Team Dynamics, Giving and Receiving Feedback, Conflict Resolution, Pair/Mob Programming | 120,000 | 1 |
5,595 | 5,596 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 22 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | Magento
Magento | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;PhpStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | Junie
Junie | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | on the way to using it | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Junie by JetBrains | null | null | null | 7 |
5,596 | 5,597 | 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 | 11 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Other (please specify):
Presence of AI agents or AI-written code | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Poetry;Webpack | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;NuGet | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;NuGet | uv
uv | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Rider;WebStorm | Rider | Rider | Jetbrains Fleet
Jetbrains Fleet | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;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 | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not. “Vibe coding” is how you create code that nobody is accountable for, with subtle bugs and nonsensical comments. I think “vibe coding” now will lead to astronomical developer salaries in 20 years when nobody can fix the codebases because the chat bot doesn’t know how and all the developers who know how don’t want to touch AI slop for less than $500k/yr. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them | 120,500 | 7 |
5,597 | 5,598 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc);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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 10 | Applied scientist | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 30,000 | Yes | C;C++;MATLAB;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;FastAPI;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | 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 | Whilst it works for small functions, it can be challenging to design the complex systems that are often required to solve the problems we face in code. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding how to design complex systems to solve problems and manage complexity of the systems we develop. | 40,842 | 6 |
5,598 | 5,599 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 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
AI is BS | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 131,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iPadOS | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Monday.com | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
Everything below this is pointless and hostile | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | 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 | This is a stupid buzzword. It is merely working through a problem with more steps and trendy lingo that also happens to consume natural resources and harm the world around us. | 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.;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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | The core of the job remains the same. New tools come and go. Will AI be a great tool? I don't know but I don't see anything it can do that skilled googling used to be able to. AI is being force-fed to us and not enough people are stopping to ask why. | 131,000 | 8 |
5,599 | 5,600 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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) | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Dart;Java;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;C++;Dart;TypeScript | C#;C++;Dart;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Neo4J;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | uv
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Code management | null | 9 |
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