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5,600 | 5,601 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | Prefer not to say | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 4 | Cameroon | XAF Central African CFA franc | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Dart;Go;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go | NA
julia | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Ninja;Pip;Railway;Vercel;Vite | Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Poetry;Railway;Vercel;Yarn | Firebase;Google Cloud;Railway;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;jQuery;Svelte | jQuery;Svelte | jQuery;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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5,601 | 5,602 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 124,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;Ruby;Rust;Zig;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Pocketbase | DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Pocketbase | DuckDB;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Yarn | Nix
Nix | Yes | Astro;jQuery;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | Elm
Elm, ReScript, ReasonML | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Ollama;uv | Ollama | null | null | Arch;NixOS | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++ | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Firebase Realtime Database;Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js;React | Angular;Django | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 67,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok 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);X Grok 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);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not now, but planning it for future | 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.;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. | 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 | Yes, my skills remain valuable, I bring 20+ years of experience in coding. | 91,215 | 10 |
5,604 | 5,605 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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;Other (please specify): | 16 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 18 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;Swift | Objective-C
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Homebrew;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Firebase;Homebrew;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;Firebase;Homebrew;NuGet;Pip | iCloud,SwiftPM
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users | Other (write in):
Search for the answer | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Nope, I always review or edit the AI-generated code. | 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.;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 | 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;Other (please specify): | Having IQ above average. Being highly creative. | null | 9 |
5,605 | 5,606 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 37 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL | Go;PowerShell | Go;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | NA
Pulumi | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Miro | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Fuck no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | I don’t see AI replacing more than a small portion of my regular duties in the next 10 years. | 160,000 | 6 |
5,606 | 5,607 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | 19 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 81,500 | Yes | Swift | Swift | Swift | NA
Objective-C | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Xcode | Xcode | Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | developers will transition to AI architects who will do the heavy lifting instead | 110,955 | null |
5,607 | 5,608 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 32 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | 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) | 36 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Iraq | IQD Iraqi dinar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | C++;Delphi;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Delphi;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | null | ExtJS
ExtJS | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Rad Studio
Rad Studio | Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 | Long-form articles | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
5,608 | 5,609 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 36 | 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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 7 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 42,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;ChromeOS | Windows;ChromeOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is a useful sound board, but the final outcome always needs checking to ensure this is an expected outcome. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Zapier | null | Sentry;Honeycomb;New Relic;Protect AI | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 57,179 | null |
5,609 | 5,610 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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 | Other (please specify): | 15 | Product manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
good fit in terms of how it servs our customers | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 20 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | Apache Solr
Apache Solr | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | Apache Wicket
Apache Wicket | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | No, you have to understand your code. At least the flow and conditions. LLMs do struggle with large code bases and loose focus fast. As a vibe coder you risk beeing left with a codebase that neither the coder nor the LLM fully understands. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Perplexity | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Describing problems, laying out complex problems in order to enable AI to solve it the way you want it. | 116,015 | null |
5,610 | 5,611 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 34 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 80 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 360,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | NA
Amazon Neptune, Amazon Aurora Serverless | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Prometheus;Terraform | Portainer
Portainer | Yes | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | Django;Node.js;React | Ghost
Ghost | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Android;Fedora | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it helps you get started. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I 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 | null | Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | Kagi KI Assistant | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 417,653 | null |
5,611 | 5,612 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 4 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C#;Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | Todoist
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Learning the complex math and algorithms that support popular tools. Writing and managing large and complex codebases. Maintaining projects and doing in-depth research with others and through various sources. | null | null |
5,612 | 5,613 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 10 | 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 substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of... | USD United States dollar | 12,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig | Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Django;Express;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Deno;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Zed | Android Studio;Lovable.dev;Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS;Android;iOS | Asana;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;X;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not really, I usually use AI generated code for specific parts | 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. | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software architecture | 12,000 | 8 |
5,613 | 5,614 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | 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 | 15 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 14 | 19 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Cockroachdb | Dynamodb;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Svelte | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Svelte | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 48,726 | 7 |
5,614 | 5,615 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Turborepo
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Alpine.js
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, nuance, and empathy | null | 9 |
5,615 | 5,616 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Blogs or podcasts | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 9,000,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Xcode | Vim;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Redmine;Wikis | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Other (write in): | Testing code | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | deep knowledge, more than one category | 62,180 | 7 |
5,616 | 5,617 | 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) | 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 | 9 | Student | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Pip | Cargo;Pip | Cargo;Pip | nix
nix | Yes | Django | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | all skills will remain valuable | 81,210 | 7 |
5,617 | 5,618 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 8 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 168,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Express;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | Project planning | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really. I heavily use AI tools to boost my productivity, but I review and analyze everything that is generated and change it if there is a need. Never fully trust the AI to do the whole work, because generally it is not doing perfect job. Especially for complex projects. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Understanding what end users really want and translate it into tech language. | 99,635 | 10 |
5,618 | 5,619 | 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.) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Rider;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;RAG;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, it does not really work for the problems I deal with | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | pgvector;Weaviate | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | domain-driven design, information modeling, algorithm design, analysis of correctness, analysis of complexity, systems design | null | 6 |
5,619 | 5,620 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Costs are manageable
Future-Proof | Prohibitive pricing
Subscription Model | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
Projects with Clear, Static Goals | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Elixir;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;TypeScript | C#;Java;Kotlin;TypeScript | C#;Java;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip | Gradle | null | nix
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Blazor;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Pop!_OS | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The same ones that are valuable today. AI is not going to replace programmers anytime soon. | 60,000 | 3 |
5,620 | 5,621 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Other (please specify):
Permissive Licensing | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 68,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);MATLAB;MicroPython;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells) | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | FerretDB
FerretDB | Yes | Docker;Podman;Poetry | Cargo;Kubernetes;Podman | Podman | uv
uv | null | null | null | null | NA
SolidJS | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
TheiaIDE | Polars;Pydantic;uv | uv | uv | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab | null | null | NA
ForgeJo | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | 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 | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Data Modeling | 68,500 | 8 |
5,621 | 5,622 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;New Relic;npm;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Fastify;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;Axum | Fastify;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Arch | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | 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 | Yes but guiding and refactoring very in detail the generated output | 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Analysis and architecture | 76,570 | 4 |
5,622 | 5,623 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 26 | 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) | 33 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 176,000 | Yes | Elixir | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | solving large complex problems | 176,000 | 5 |
5,623 | 5,624 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | SQL;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | 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 | 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.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Problem solving | 170,000 | 10 |
5,624 | 5,625 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 200,000 | null | C;C#;C++;Go;Java;Python | C#;Go;Java;Python | C#;Go;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Polars | .NET 8 or higher;Polars | .NET 8 or higher;Polars | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,361 | 9 |
5,625 | 5,626 | 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 | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PowerShell | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle | Docker | Docker | Winget
Winget | Yes | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Compose Multiplatform
Compose Multiplatform | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | 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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, I don't believe we're at a point where vibe coding is actually useful for professionals | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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. | 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.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | JetBrains Junie, JetBrains AI | 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 | System design, requirements analysis, creativity, problem solving skills, communication skills, technical understanding of the high level systems | 162,421 | 9 |
5,626 | 5,627 | 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) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 8 | India | INR Indian rupee | 6,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack | APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not yet. I hear the noise but I am not yet confident on it. I am planning to start using some though using girthub copilot agent or claude or cursor. I would love to use them for Unity games or other areas where I have hobby but dont want to learn the tool | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I am not sure. It maybe architecture, but architecture might not matter. Knowing how to use AI effectively might be the only thing that would matter. AI will become a programming language of its own. We always wanted and NLP based programming language. Didnt we? | 69,744 | 10 |
5,627 | 5,628 | 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.) | 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);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 31 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Clickhouse | null | Kusto (ADX)
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | null | Deployment and monitoring | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | MCP servers | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus;Wiz | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to write and use descriptive language to achieve what you want from AI. | 300,000 | null |
5,628 | 5,629 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 1 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Python | JavaScript;SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | null | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I only interact with LLMs through google's AI overview. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Deeper understanding of computing. | 80,000 | null |
5,629 | 5,630 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 43 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | Blazor;Svelte;Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | genuine understanding of what code is doing both narrowly and broadly. | 180,000 | 6 |
5,630 | 5,631 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | 820,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking. As we see with Grok, AI is very easy to manipulate by its owners | 81,038 | 7 |
5,631 | 5,632 | I code primarily as a hobby | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare | null | null | Rackspace
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 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 | Unknown | null | null |
5,632 | 5,633 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 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) | 3 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 55,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;Ruby | PHP;Rust;SQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | SQLite | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RubyMine
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;X | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ensuring that I'm using the right code at the right time in the right place. Ensuring tools and tasks are paired effectively and efficiently. | 55,000 | null |
5,633 | 5,634 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 88,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;Clickhouse | BigQuery;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Composer;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Symfony | Deno;Laravel;Next.js;React;Symfony;Axum | React;Symfony | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Monday.com | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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 | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 119,805 | 7 |
5,634 | 5,635 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | c++23;Polars | c++23;Polars | c++23;Polars | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Arch | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;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, and I hope it never will be. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I think the ability to explain and check code will always be helpful. This and soft skills of communication with higher management will both be nice. | 120,000 | null |
5,635 | 5,636 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | aspire
aspire | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | 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 | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | null | 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 | Yes - as a PM for dev tools, it's way easier for me to spin up POCs now that I can "vibe code" them! | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Marketing | 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 | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | null | aspire | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 250,000 | null |
5,636 | 5,637 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 800,000 | Yes | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | Delphi;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Firebird
Firebird | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | RAD Studio
RAD Studio | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Google Workspace;Trello | Google Workspace;Trello | Google Workspace;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 37,445 | null |
5,637 | 5,638 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 23 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 33 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database;Oracle | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Windsurf | Eclipse | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | 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 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 | Architecting secure and efficient solutions | null | 7 |
5,638 | 5,639 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 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) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | null | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Romania | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | I don't use Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 compare different solutions | null | 52,207 | 8 |
5,639 | 5,640 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 31 | Product manager | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;VBA | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Craft Cloud
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Craft CMS, Twig
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Multiple times per day | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, occasionally, when working with new APIs or unfamiliar with how to complete a novel task. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Determining architecture and extensibility requirements based on the project’s requirements in terms of flexibility vs. complexity. Determining the appropriate naming conventions for key stakeholders and users in terms of human usability and readability within a given domain. | 50,000 | null |
5,640 | 5,641 | 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.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Julia
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | Aurelia
Aurelia | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | CLion
CLion | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;Trello | Doxygen;GitHub;Trello | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
Reading answers to questions related to my problems | 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;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Predictive analytics | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I only use "autocomplete on steroids" for small bits of relatively straightforward code | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Getting the big picture and assemble the bits that AI can produce
Debugging (which requires good knowledge of the code) | 30,118 | 8 |
5,641 | 5,642 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 95,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS | C#;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Microsoft Azure;Netlify;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;Netlify;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Logseq
Logseq | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;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 | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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, I cannot imagine taking all of the fun away. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Other Industry purpose (write in): | null | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Three skills. Debugging. I don't think AI will ever truly understand all of the context available in interconnected apps, and I don't think they could ever anticipate how badly end users can screw up data entry/forms.
Interpreting business needs. AI could probably throw out some solutions, but I don't think you can possible write enough context for an AI to understand the things complex business logic is used for.
Interoffice politics. AI won't know that we can't use a certain library because someone had a bad experience, or saw a bad reputation online. | 95,000 | 10 |
5,642 | 5,643 | 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) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 5 | 5 | Bahrain | BHD Bahraini dinar | 6,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | APT;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | APT;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed | Bolt;VSCodium | Bolt;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | 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 month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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
Only seeing the answers of the questions (things in rank 3+ are not important for me) | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Writing efficient code, designing efficient code that's following general design principles, code reviews, data structures and algorithms for code efficiency | 15,909 | 7 |
5,643 | 5,644 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | null | null | C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | null | MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;Cockroachdb;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | null | APT;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn | Kubernetes | null | NA
NA | null | Flask;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | null | null | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | null | null | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
5,644 | 5,645 | 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 | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 20 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | null | null | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Georgia | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript | C;Go;Lua;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;React;Axum | React;Axum | React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | 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 | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Predictive analytics | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | good hard and soft skills | null | 9 |
5,645 | 5,646 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;SQL | C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Make;npm;Yarn | Make;npm | Make;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | I don't do professional development, but for my own projects no, absolutely not; I would have to live the rest of my life in shame and regret if I did. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Generating broad implementation ideas and pretty much anything else not relating exclusively to coding. | null | null |
5,646 | 5,647 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Other (please specify):
Use of AI | null | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PHP;Python | C;MATLAB;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Gradle;npm;Pacman;Pip | null | null | emerge
nix | Yes | Flask | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Notepad++ | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Notion;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;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 | 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 | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, absolutely 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 | 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: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Avoiding the use of AI as I feel like it makes critical thinking harder for me. | null | null |
5,647 | 5,648 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 97,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;Kotlin;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Digital Ocean;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet | Digital Ocean;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. "Vibe Coding" seems like a horrible way to work. Even if you somehow manage to end up with functional code, no one will know how it works, making it time consuming to debug. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Everything that is currently necessary. You still need to know how to code to make us of things like CoPilot. AI will not replace human developers. | 70,770 | 7 |
5,648 | 5,649 | 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 | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 21 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | null | null | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;npm | Homebrew | Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | null | 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | null | null | null | Sure. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Tidewave | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Code reviewing, problem solving, understanding requirements, security. | null | 9 |
5,649 | 5,650 | 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) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Assembly;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Assembly;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Arch | Arch | Doxygen;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;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 | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null | 7 |
5,650 | 5,651 | 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) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 700,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | BigQuery;Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;React;Svelte | Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, Vibe coding is useful when brainstorming or building something new | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | null | 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 | Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;pgvector;Pinecone | LamaIndex | Vertex AI;Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;Honeycomb;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Problem solving skills | 73,375 | 10 |
5,651 | 5,652 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | 7 | Data engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Caché
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Microsoft Copilot
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 68,071 | 7 |
5,652 | 5,653 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Applied scientist | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Fortran;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Fortran;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | 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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, because the code I produce is simple enough that I do not require LLM, but specific enough that LLM tends to not get it right. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to understand a codebase, the development decisions associated with it, and how to make it evolve | null | null |
5,653 | 5,654 | I code primarily as a hobby | Prefer not to say | Other (please specify): | I prefer not to say | null | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 4 | System administrator | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 4 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Lisp;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Java;Kotlin;Lisp;Perl;PHP;Rust;Swift;Gleam | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Lisp;PHP;Rust | NA
C3 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio;Zed | Aider;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Zed | Vim;Zed | NA
NA | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Arch;NixOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | null | null | NA
Doxygen | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Windsurf
Windsurf | Yes | Multiple times per day | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Not really. I use it for writing boilerplate / repetitive code. Not to write the whole codebase. Though I am starting to try it | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Other specific task (write in): | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Blackbox AI | Codeium/Windsurf | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | I think critical thinking and problem solving will be valuable skills on the future
| null | null |
5,654 | 5,655 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark | 144,000 | Yes | C# | C#;Go;Rust;TypeScript | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Microsoft Azure;Yandex Cloud | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;LinkedIn | X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | 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 | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Debugging or fixing code | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Engineering skils - thinking, communication, | 85,440 | 8 |
5,655 | 5,656 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | null | Data scientist | I don’t know | null | 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 | null | null | null | Other: | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust | Dart;Elixir;Erlang;OCaml;Perl;Rust;Zig | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Vercel | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js | FastAPI;Svelte | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Zed | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News | Discord | Discord | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
5,656 | 5,657 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 350,000 | Yes | Swift | Go;Kotlin;Swift | Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Xcode | Android Studio;Xcode | NA
Fleet | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;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 | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Criticial thinking, understanding basic CS principles, math | 95,515 | 7 |
5,657 | 5,658 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | null | null | 26 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Lua;SQL;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Lua;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Homebrew | Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Medium | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
5,658 | 5,659 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 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 | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
Inappropriate AI, especially LLM integration | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Ninja | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja | APT;Docker;Make;Ninja | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles | 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 | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | LOL, no. Absolutely not. I use a brain. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 9 |
5,659 | 5,660 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 42 | 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 | 47 | 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 | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Catalyst (Perl)
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Wikis | Wikis | Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Exchange;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem analysis - being able to fully understand the real problem or request buried in what was actually asked for by a user. Knowing how to provide a solution that does more than what they ask for. | null | 6 |
5,660 | 5,661 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Existing use of it in the company | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 7 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 466,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Deno;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;WebStorm | Android Studio;Nano;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Redmine;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | None. We are banned from generating code for our professional projects. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Writing specifications, investigating what a user needs, participating in live meetings or test sessions, making major design decisions. | 48,931 | 8 |
5,661 | 5,662 | 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);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 | Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Data engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 40,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Snowflake | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Yarn | Docker;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django | Angular | null | NA
NA | null | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);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) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | 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. | 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: | 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 | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | think | 34 | 8 |
5,662 | 5,663 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 1 | Iraq | IQD Iraqi dinar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | null | null |
5,663 | 5,664 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
Good documentation | Prohibitive pricing
Lack of documentation or support | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,200,000 | Yes | Dart;Java;Kotlin;Swift | Dart;Java;Swift | Dart;Java;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving and being a human and creativity | 13,949 | 10 |
5,664 | 5,665 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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) | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
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++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Assembly;C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Yandex Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Yandex Cloud | Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry;Yandex Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | Django;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | 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;X Grok models | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Soft skills | 45,934 | 8 |
5,665 | 5,666 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | None of the above | 21 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Gradle;npm;Vite | Gradle;npm;Vite | Gradle;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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 will use vibe coding to a degree, but before anything actually gets implemented I do thorough manual testing of the code to make sure it works on my computer. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Offline and secure development seems like it will still need a lot of human developer work, as it can be quite pricey to afford high end AI infrastructure that will be good enough to replace that out.
Originating programs and issues will continue to be a human and developer endeavor. | null | null |
5,666 | 5,667 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Quality of documentation and timely handling of bug reports - both rank above anything you listed | Availability of better alternatives
Failure to fix bugs before adding features | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | GitLab;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Gab
Gab | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Other (write in): | Other (write in):
Finding solutions to a problem | Neutral | 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 | "Vibe coding" is a joke. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Fixing garbage code written by low-skill developers, both human and AI. | null | null |
5,667 | 5,668 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 33 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C++ | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | cmake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | clion
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen | Doxygen | Doxygen | onedev
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | null | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | understand requirements and code correct solutions | 75,410 | 7 |
5,668 | 5,669 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 22 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Kotlin;Swift | Kotlin;Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | 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 | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Understanding what the PO wants us to do, because AI (and my PO) don't. | 69,609 | 6 |
5,669 | 5,670 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | 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 | 2 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 0 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby | HTML/CSS;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;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): | Absolutely not. AI rarely understands what I mean to write.
I use a high level very expressive programming language. Thus, writing a prompt to achieve the same goal will take a lot more time and get much wordier than writing the code itself. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | Critical thinking, abstract thinking, system thinking... | null | 1 |
5,670 | 5,671 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 14 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 0 | Yes | GDScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | GDScript;Python;Rust | GDScript;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | null | null | null |
5,671 | 5,672 | 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 | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 92,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;React | Express;React;Svelte | Express;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | ZenHub
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 | 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 | Fuck that. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, best practices, security, time complexity, space complexity | 92,000 | 8 |
5,672 | 5,673 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 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) | 26 | Data scientist | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;R | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | Make;Pip | Apptainer
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing 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 | No. AI's can be useful for general summaries, but are inherently unreliable. You can't totally trust them. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All skills. AI is only an assistant. There isn't any individual task that I want AI to do for me that I can't do myself. | 100,000 | 10 |
5,673 | 5,674 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 16,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Java;PowerShell;Python | Rust | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Make | null | null | dnf, conda
cmake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | null | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | null | Documenting code;Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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 | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 21,783 | null |
5,674 | 5,675 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 12 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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 | 1 | null | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 30,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Objective C
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData | SwiftData;Ollama;visionOS | SwiftData | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning 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 month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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.;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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 34,804 | 3 |
5,675 | 5,676 | 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 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 29 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 4 | 12 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 950,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Rust;Swift | Java;Kotlin;Rust;Swift | Java;Kotlin;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;RustRover;Xcode | Android Studio;RustRover | Android Studio;RustRover | NA
NA | SwiftData | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Obsidian | Obsidian | Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | null | 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 | 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 | 950,000 | 1 |
5,676 | 5,677 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 14 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 8 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 336,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Documenting code | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Redis | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Replit;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 7,976 | 7 |
5,677 | 5,678 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;Prolog;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Zig | C++;Elixir;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Gleam | C++;Elixir;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | haskell
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Pacman;Podman;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;React | FastAPI;Phoenix;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Pydantic | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Obsidian;Wikis;YouTrack | Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Kaggle | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;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;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | soft skills | null | null |
5,678 | 5,679 | 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.) | 27 | 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) | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | 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 | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 167,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | BigQuery;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack | helm
helm | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Vue.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Astro;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Windsurf;Xcode | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Windsurf | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;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 | Communication and project management will be more important; developers will effectively become project managers of their AI agents, and need to both communicate clearly the requirements to the agents, and ensure project requirements and statuses are clearly defined. | 167,000 | 10 |
5,679 | 5,680 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 26,200 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Lua;Rust | null | tcl
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Only for HTML and CSS, if that counts. Even then, I have to manually edit it most of the time. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Same skills. AI coding, while it has improved, still can only do only the most simple tasks as good as a human. I doubt it will improve considerable in 3-5 years. | 4,769 | 8 |
5,680 | 5,681 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 30 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
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 | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Java | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | null | null | 9 |
5,681 | 5,682 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 105,000 | Yes | C;C#;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Oracle;Snowflake | null | Azure Data Explorer
Azure Data Explorer | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | Jekyll
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | Polars;Large Language Model;uv | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Vibe coding is alright for throwaway analysis code or to quickly put together a plot for a presentation. During my development I do try to ensure that I am in control of the code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Data and analytics;Robotics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Pinecone | null | LangChain | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity | null | 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 | Understanding on how the math applies to the specific optimization problem solution. | 76,606 | 7 |
5,682 | 5,683 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 12 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 137,470 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Canvas Data 2
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Podman;Poetry;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Podman;Poetry | uv, Nix
uv, Nix | Yes | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | TeamDynamix
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Other (write in):
None of these | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Every time I've tried it, the result has been terrible. I regularly attempt it until I'm too frustrated to continue. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Customer service support | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | 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 | Zammo, Azure AI Search | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication | 137,470 | 8 |
5,683 | 5,684 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Coding Bootcamp;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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Cursor;Lovable.dev;Zed | Cursor | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Redis | null | OpenRouter | 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 need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 7 |
5,684 | 5,685 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C;Go;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | C;Go;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Supabase | Docker;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
5,685 | 5,686 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (10-19 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;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;Colleague or on-the-job training | 15 | Developer, game or graphics | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python;Rust;Gleam | C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | NA
burl | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
SpacetimeDB | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | Digital Ocean;Poetry | Digital Ocean;Poetry | Nix
Nix | Yes | Deno;Django;Node.js | null | null | imperativeHTML
imperativeHTML, htmx | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | Sublime Text;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;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): | Absolutely not. I sometimes ask for examples or small segments of a problem to be written out, but the result often needs tweaking and anything larger I've found models completely fall apart. They often add extra nonsense, make incorrect assumptions without asking for clarification, and are not faster than writing it out myself for systems I am familiar with. I mostly use agents to talk through domains I am less familiar with, looking for standard industry vocabulary that I can use in other searches, or discussing specific behavior that I am looking for but may or may not be supported by a particular api. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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): | Systems design, business communication, information synthesis, detail oriented problem solving with full contextual information, design intention, high standards, debugging, profiling, multi-system architecture, understanding what code is doing and why. Pretty much everything that my job currently consists of... even if I'm not writing the code directly (though I suspect I will be), most of the same skills apply. | 100,000 | 7 |
5,686 | 5,687 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | Vue.js | Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 | 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 | Other (please specify): | understanding the code and effectively communicating to others | null | 6 |
5,687 | 5,688 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 11 | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 11 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R | Python;R | Python;R | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Markdown File;Trello | GitHub | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing 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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Not at all | 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 | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
5,688 | 5,689 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C;C++;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | C++;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | C++;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | null |
5,689 | 5,690 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 700,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Terraform;Vercel | Chromatic
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube | YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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 | Documenting code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | Ollama | null | Wiz | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture, reliability engineering, evaluating multiple options | 700,000 | 10 |
5,690 | 5,691 | 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 | 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;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 1 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript | Java;Python;TypeScript | Java | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | null | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | 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 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 | Clarifying the requirements, translating the requirements into tests, domain-related refactors, user-guides writing, creating the testing strategy, and many more | null | 9 |
5,691 | 5,692 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | School | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Vite | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Vite | Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | 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 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Programming logic | null | 10 |
5,692 | 5,693 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 9 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 18 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;F#;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Kotlin;Lua;PHP;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Laravel;WordPress | Laravel | Laravel | Compose Multiplatform
Compose Multiplatform | Yes | Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | Not sure/can't remember | 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.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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, without strenuous levels of guidance and outside planning it's been a recipe for disaster. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Systems architecture and the ability to deeply understand a codebase. Many codebases have quirks that are usually not documented, or are too complex to be picked up and fully understood by many AI tools. | 110,000 | 6 |
5,693 | 5,694 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 10 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Fortran;Python;SQL | C;Fortran;Python;SQL;Zig | Fortran;Python;SQL | Elm
NA | Yes | Snowflake | Snowflake | Snowflake | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Google Cloud;Pip | APT;Pip | APT;Pip | Meson
Meson | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | Elm
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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 | 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 not at all. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to code without any AI assistance. | 72,958 | 9 |
5,694 | 5,695 | I code primarily as a hobby | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 4 | Greece | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding code better | null | null |
5,695 | 5,696 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | 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 | 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;R | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Python;Rust;Mojo | Assembly;C;C++;Python | VHDL
Verilog, VHDL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Poetry | Docker | Docker | uv, pyinstaller
uv | null | Flask | Flask | Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Vivado, Vitis
NA | uv;Ultralytics | Large Language Model;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | uv;Ultralytics | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | Writing 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 | Yes. I often ask AI to write code to implement a specific idea which I then read through and either accept and modify, or reject and re-prompt. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Deep technical understanding of the full stack of systems to debug and audit software that AI cannot easily grasp because of the amount of context needed. Creativity to reframe problems in a new way that AI has not been trained on. Designing strong, robust abstractions that makes it easy for AI to understand how to use something without having to fully grasp the entire stack, because current AI tools will not always have perfectly up-to-date knowledge of new technologies and so if those new technologies have robust abstractions, it will be easy for AI tools to immediately use them. | 50,000 | 9 |
5,696 | 5,697 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Insurance | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 42,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 48,726 | 5 |
5,697 | 5,698 | 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 | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 40 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;NuGet;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | React | Blazor;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Neovim;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;Windsurf | Neovim;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;Windsurf | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | Cascade | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Checking AI's work | 180,000 | 10 |
5,698 | 5,699 | 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.);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | 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 | 10 | 8 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 103,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Railway;Supabase;Vercel | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Supabase;Vercel | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;NestJS | FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js | FastAPI;NestJS | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Colab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Project planning | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, but using a methodology or workflow to improve the agentic ai code generation | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;supabase;Pinecone | null | Llama Index | Google ADK | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Software development and architecture core concepts and foundations | 25,202 | 9 |
5,699 | 5,700 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 44,700 | Yes | Fortran;Python | Fortran;Python | Fortran;Python | NA
julia | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim | Sublime Text;Vim | Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | 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 don’t use AI tools regularly | fucking what | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to see the bigger picture and write code of the same style and substance throughout a large project. | 32,612 | null |
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