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35-44 years old
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Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
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)
20
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
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
5
20
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
IRR Iranian rial
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite
Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk;Vite
Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Splunk;Vite
NA NA
Yes
React
React;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress
React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
Ubuntu
Windows;Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Daily or almost daily
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code
Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Personalized agent creation
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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
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 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
Milvus;Pinecone
null
OpenRouter;LangChain
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
architect designer
null
2
6,001
6,002
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
12
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
C#;F#;Java;OCaml;SQL;Swift;Zig
C#;F#;Java;SQL
Clojure, Clojure,
Yes
Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
null
APT;Cargo;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
Maven (build tool);NuGet
Maven (build tool);NuGet
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js
NA NA
null
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora;ChromeOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
GitLab;Jira;Miro
GitHub;GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing 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;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.
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
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Same as before. LLM increase the speed of coding, but doesn't do much more. You still need the same skills
null
6
6,002
6,003
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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)
22
Developer, mobile
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
France
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;Rust;SQL
Go;Kotlin;Ruby;Swift
Kotlin;Ruby
NA NA
Yes
H2;MySQL;SQLite
Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot
Angular;React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS;Android
MacOS;Android
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;YouTrack
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Medium
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Medium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Understanding business/domain needs with other team. Translate user & business requirements into code or prompts.
75,410
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6,003
6,004
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.)
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);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
19
Developer, game or graphics
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives 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
10
4
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
790,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript
C++
C++
AngelScript AngelScript
Yes
MongoDB
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud;npm
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello
Confluence
Confluence
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord
Stack Overflow;Discord
Stack Overflow;Discord
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;Videos
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
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
Most of what we currently do.
82,809
8
6,004
6,005
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
26
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
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
28
Developer, 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
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
6
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C#;COBOL;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
null
Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text
null
null
NA NA
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS
Windows
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Understanding the code
null
5
6,005
6,006
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
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)
5
System administrator
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Ethical concerns NA
Manufacturing
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
4
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Assembly;C
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Ubuntu
GitHub;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
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
null
null
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging or fixing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
perhaps
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
null
6,006
6,007
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 (less than 10 hours per week)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
21
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
null
Retail and Consumer Services
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
Python
Python
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Vue.js
Vue.js
Vue.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord
Stack Overflow;Discord
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
null
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
6,007
6,008
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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 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);Blogs or podcasts
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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Japan
JPY Japanese yen
null
Yes
JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Zig
null
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Docker;npm;Pacman;Pip
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Deno;Node.js;Svelte
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
NA NA
Odoo;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Pop!_OS;NixOS
null
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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;ChromaDB
null
Vertex AI;Ollama;LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph
null
Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline)
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
null
null
7
6,008
6,009
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
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
13
Developer, front-end
5,000 to 9,999 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
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
8
India
INR Indian rupee
1,800,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
Node.js;React
Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira
Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira
NA NA
YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Vibe coding is not a part of my professional development work
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
Amazon Q
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Debugging, design
20,923
8
6,009
6,010
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
8
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
null
null
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
5
Afghanistan
AFN Afghan afghani
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;R;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;npm;Vite;Webpack
Docker
Docker
NA NA
Yes
Express;Flask;Laravel;React
Django;Flask;Laravel;React
Flask;Laravel;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Redmine
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
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
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
I haven’t encountered any problems
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
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.
Redis;supabase
null
Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter
null
Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Tabnine;Lovable.dev
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
986
8
6,010
6,011
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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);Attending school (part-time)
16
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
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)
21
Project manager
500 to 999 employees
People manager
In-person
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Banking/Financial Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Colombia
COP Colombian peso
201,600,000
null
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
Cassandra;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Maven (build tool);Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Spring Boot
Angular;Express;Laravel;Spring Boot
Angular;Spring Boot
zk, primefaces, hibernate zk, primefaces, hibernate
Yes
Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
dbeaver dbeaver
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;MacOS;iPadOS
GitLab;Notion
GitLab;Miro;Notion
GitLab;Notion
NA figma,storybook
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
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
Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
49,328
null
6,011
6,012
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
7
Student
null
Individual contributor
null
null
School
Connected to an open-source project NA
Other (please specify): AI Integration
null
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Lua
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Lua
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Arch
Arch
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
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
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;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No. I refuse to use any tools with any form of AI Integration.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
Reviewing and validating output.
null
null
6,012
6,013
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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)
10
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Costs are manageable 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
5
8
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
600,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Make;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
Express;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
Express;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Monday.com
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;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question 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
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Other (write in):
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
development vector
14,380
10
6,013
6,014
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
22
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
25
Architect, software or solutions
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
Reliability and low latency NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Manufacturing
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
2
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Arch;Red Hat
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Wikis
null
null
NA NA
Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
null
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
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
6,014
6,015
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
2
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
1
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
42,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python
JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Django;Express;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Cursor;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim
Cursor;Neovim;Xcode
Cursor;Neovim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;LangGraph
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS
GitHub;Jira;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once per month or monthly
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
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
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
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Business process automation
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
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
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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
Redis;pgvector
langchain
Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph
null
Sentry;LangSmith
null
Perplexity
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
knowing how to search through a codebase efficiently and the different processes.
30,643
10
6,015
6,016
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
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
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
26
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
0
15
Saudi Arabia
SAR Saudi Arabian riyal
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;R
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Debian;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS
Ubuntu;Pop!_OS
GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers
Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
reasoning skills will always be valued
null
9
6,016
6,017
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
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);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
Colleague or on-the-job training
14
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
5
Italy
EUR European Euro
73,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift
PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Prometheus;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Phoenix;Vue.js
Phoenix;Vue.js
Phoenix;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Windsurf
Cursor
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Committing and reviewing 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
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Critical thinking, knowing what you are working for
84,691
8
6,017
6,018
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
35
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
40
Developer, full-stack
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
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
2
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
60,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio
Notepad++;Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
Azure DevOps NA
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Daily or almost daily
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
69,609
9
6,018
6,019
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
30
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
null
Italy
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
Firebird SQL Firebird SQL
Yes
Composer;Microsoft Azure;npm
Composer;Microsoft Azure;npm
Composer;Microsoft Azure;npm
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Ask a question NA
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
Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
10
6,019
6,020
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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);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, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
1
3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
90,000
Yes
Go;Groovy;Kotlin;TypeScript
Go;Groovy;Kotlin
Go;Groovy;Kotlin
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Google Cloud
null
null
scaleway scaleway
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Android;Debian
MacOS;Android
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no, I don't think a probabilistic system can replace humans
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.
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
system architecture
122,527
2
6,020
6,021
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
11
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
11
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
57,600
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack;Yarn
Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Prometheus
Composer;Docker
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Symfony
Symfony
Symfony
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
All of them
66,824
5
6,021
6,022
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
None of the above
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;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
5
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;Redis
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;MySQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn
APT;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn
APT;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
CLion CLion
RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
A few times per week
Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, definitely
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;Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
framework / architecture design
null
null
6,022
6,023
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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
33
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
40
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
3
2
Spain
EUR European Euro
80,000
Yes
C;C++;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL
C;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Prolog;Ruby;Rust;Gleam
C;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Prolog;Ruby;Rust
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse
Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make
Kubernetes
null
elixir mix elixir mix
Yes
Phoenix;Ruby on Rails
Phoenix;Ruby on Rails
Phoenix;Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Vim
Vim
Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Job board
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Not at all
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Other Industry purpose (write in):
Language processing;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 automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
null
warp terminal
null
null
null
warp terminal
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
ability to think
92,812
8
6,023
6,024
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
15
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 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
Robust and complete API NA
null
Media & Advertising 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
4
2
France
EUR European Euro
55,000
Yes
C#;Dart;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript
C;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript
JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Django;FastAPI;Next.js;React
Django;React
Django;React
Django Ninja Django Ninja
Yes
Android Studio;Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Claude Code;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama;uv
null
null
Ubuntu;Android;NixOS
Ubuntu;Android
Notion
Notion
Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
Business and context understanding
63,808
6
6,024
6,025
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
2
Developer, full-stack
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
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Banking/Financial Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
5
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
IRR Iranian rial
4,000,000,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;PowerShell;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Cassandra;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn
Bun;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack
Bun;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack
rsbuild, rspack rsbuild, rspack
Yes
Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode
Bolt;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Bolt;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;NixOS
Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;NixOS
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
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
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
IT operations;Cybersecurity
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Redis;supabase
null
Ollama
null
Sentry
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Auto-GPT;Perplexity;Blackbox AI
null
null
null
94,955
9
6,025
6,026
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
25
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
26
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Media & Advertising Services
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
2
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
114,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn
Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform
Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform
Helm, Kustomize Helm, Kustomize
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails
null
null
VanillaJS VanillaJS
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Debian
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
GitHub;Miro
GitHub;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Fediverse, Mastodon Fediverse, Mastodon
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Job board
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing 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
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Out of the box thinking, critical thinking, ethical thinking, debugging, architecture, code organization, people/soft skills, project management, learning/applying new techniques, coding
141,352
5
6,026
6,027
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;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
9
Other (please specify):
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
Namibia
NAD Namibian dollar
79,000
Yes
C;C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React
FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React
FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitLab
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Multiple times per day
Between 1 and 3 years
null
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
null
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Not really as i planing to learn on my own with using ai as guide
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
IT operations;Cybersecurity
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;v0.dev;Cody
null
When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
4,459
null
6,027
6,028
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
30
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
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)
25
Data engineer
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
1
Austria
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Java;Python;Scala;SQL
Go;OCaml;Rust
null
Mathematica NA
Yes
Databricks SQL;IBM DB2
Cosmos DB;DuckDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;Pip
Terraform
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model;Ollama
Google Gemini
null
null
null
Windows
null
Azure Devops
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Kaggle
null
NA NA
Yes
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)
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Multiple times per day
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
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 daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Analytical capabilities
null
null
6,028
6,029
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
15
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
null
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
NA NA
null
MariaDB;MySQL
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Valkey
MariaDB;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Supabase;Vite;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Pip;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;jQuery
FastAPI;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js;WordPress
FastAPI;jQuery
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Jira;Notion
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion
GitHub;Jira;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
null
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Problem Solving by using software development tools
null
7
6,029
6,030
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Books / Physical media
20
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
2
2
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
295,943
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus
Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus
Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress
Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress
Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot;WordPress
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian
GitHub;GitLab;Redmine
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
https://4programmers.net/ NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Documenting code;Testing code
Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Critical thinking, analysis of code produced by AI, empathy, cooperation with people
80,763
4
6,030
6,031
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
45
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;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
45
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
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
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
Spain
EUR European Euro
50,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Zig
Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
Angular;React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
React;Spring Boot
bootstrap, tailwind NA
Yes
Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
bbedit NA
Odoo
Tailwind CSS 4;RAG
null
null
null
MacOS;Debian
MacOS;Debian
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
Phabricator NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
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
MCP servers
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Redis;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector
null
null
null
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot
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
architecting skills, product owner skills
58,007
7
6,031
6,032
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
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;Blogs or podcasts
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
16
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
7
Slovenia
EUR European Euro
11,040
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Android;Arch
Windows;Android
GitHub;Markdown File
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.
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 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
deeply understanding a topic, seeing the bigger picture, logical thinking, ability to read code.
12,808
3
6,032
6,033
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
Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
35
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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
38
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
10
5
Austria
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Elevate Webbuilder Pascal Script Quartex Pascal
Yes
MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Firebird, Interbase Firebird, Interbase
Yes
Make;MSBuild;Pacman
Make;MSBuild;Pacman
Make;MSBuild;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Elevate Webbuilder, Daraja HTTP Framework, Brook Framework Elevate Webbuilder, Daraja HTTP Framework, Brook Framework
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch;Fedora
Doxygen
Doxygen
Doxygen
PasDoc, Pascal Browser, plsqldoc, ClearSQL PasDoc, Pascal Browser, plsqldoc, ClearSQL
Hacker News
Hacker News
Hacker News
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
debugging, party all day long, business support
null
null
6,033
6,034
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
12
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
2,112,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Gleam
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;Redis;Clickhouse
MongoDB;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;Redis
NA NA
Yes
APT;npm;Podman
Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;npm;Podman
APT;npm;Podman
NA NA
Yes
NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React
Next.js;Node.js;React
Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Fedora
Fedora
GitHub;Linear
GitHub;Linear
GitHub;Linear
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users
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
Indifferent
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers
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
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Thinking, reading
50,617
7
6,034
6,035
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
14
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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
18
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing 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
16
null
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
0
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript
Rust
null
PostgreSQL NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Supabase
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code
null
Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Yes, with caveats
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;Other (please specify):
Architecture, niche problems, connecting vast parts of code and data and systems together, creative, cost saving, and novel solutions.
null
7
6,035
6,036
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time);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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media
15
Academic researcher
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)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
50
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
null
Yes
Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python;TypeScript
NA NA
null
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
null
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry;Yarn
Docker;Pip;Yarn
Docker;Pip;Yarn
NA NA
null
Express;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress
Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress
NA NA
null
Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;uv
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Notion;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
6
6,036
6,037
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (part-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
7
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
200
United States of America
USD United States dollar
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Lua
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim
Vim
vis, vi vis, vi
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
writing efficient code
null
null
6,037
6,038
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Colleague or on-the-job training
20
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
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 Big community
Outdated or obsolete technology or features Bad documentation
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
9
Germany
EUR European Euro
76,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA Terminus DB
Yes
Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Podman;Vite
Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite
Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Podman;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Node.js;React
Deno;Express;Fastify;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Deno;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Bolt;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Helix Helix
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Arch
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Testing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Architecture, System Architecture, Problem solving
88,171
8
6,038
6,039
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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
13
Developer, mobile
null
null
null
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
4
Belgium
EUR European Euro
140,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Swift
Go;Lua;Python
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Vite
Vercel;Webpack
null
Bitrise, Swift Package Manager NA
Yes
Node.js;Vue.js
null
null
ThreeJS NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Cursor
null
Nova NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
SwiftData;visionOS
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, but I plan to
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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
Strong analytical skills, being able to reason from first principles, strong communication skills
162,421
6
6,039
6,040
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
11
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
19
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Poor usability NA
Fintech
Developing specialized expertise NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
null
Austria
EUR European Euro
85,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Elixir;HTML/CSS
Elixir;HTML/CSS
NA Unison
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud
Cloudflare;Google Cloud
Cloudflare;Google Cloud
Fly.io Fly.io
Yes
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Zed
Zed
Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Android
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;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 new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Other (write in):;I haven’t encountered any problems
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
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 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 increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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
Tidewave
null
null
null
null
Claude Code
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Solving new problems.
98,612
10
6,040
6,041
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.)
23
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
20
Architect, software or solutions
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby
Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Redis
Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Vite
APT;Docker
APT;Docker
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim
Vim
NA NA
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
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
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
A few times per week
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning
Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Sustenance farming.
null
6
6,041
6,042
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
5
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Fintech
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
92
Yes
C++;Kotlin;Lua;Rust
Kotlin;Lua
Kotlin;Lua
fish, bash, kotlin-script fish, bash, kotlin-script
Yes
BigQuery;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Podman;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Google Cloud;Gradle;Podman
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Gradle;Podman
NA NA
Yes
React
null
null
Micronaut Micronaut, HTMX
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Workspace
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;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
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
Not sure/can't remember
Multiple times per day
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems
NO!
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Problem solving Writing maintainable conscise code Understanding human processes and translating them into software
107
5
6,042
6,043
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
7
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
4
France
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust
Lua;Python;Rust
Lua;Python;Rust
NA lean
No
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
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model
null
null
Ubuntu
null
GitHub;GitLab
GitLab
GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed 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
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, I use AI for standalone tasks
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Planning, building the architecture of a codebase to make it maintainable long term Understanding people's need Initiatives to make decisions
null
null
6,043
6,044
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
15
Developer, embedded applications or devices
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
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
3
Austria
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
C;C++;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js
FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js
FastAPI;Flask;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
Pydantic;uv
Pydantic;uv
Pydantic;uv
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
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
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
focus
81,210
5
6,044
6,045
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)
1
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
8
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
School
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Uganda
UGX Ugandan shilling
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;GDScript;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Android Studio;Bolt;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Windows
GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion;Obsidian
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Vibe coding is the act of using an ai llm or ai agent to build software without the technical knowledge to do it without the help of ai
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
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.;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
supabase;pgvector
Cursor, windsurf
Vertex AI;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;Zapier
Make
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI;Lovable.dev
null
When I want to fully understand something
Cyber security skills will still be relevant as AI introduces vulnerabilities if used buy non technical people
null
4
6,045
6,046
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time)
13
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;Coding Bootcamp
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
22
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
12
20
Czech Republic
CZK Czech koruna
1,233,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Rust;SQL
Python
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Windows;Debian
Windows
Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Miro
null
null
codebeamer NA
Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models)
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;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
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
No, and will never be. I always want to see the code to check for correctness.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Senior level skills - architecture of the code, performance first thinking, emphasis on readability
57,711
4
6,046
6,047
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Blogs or podcasts
10
Cloud infrastructure engineer
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
5,000,000
Yes
C++;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn
APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure
APT;Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure
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
c++23
c++23
c++23
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Substack
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Documenting code
Writing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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 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
Handling complex problems in large codebases
58,120
6
6,047
6,048
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
45
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
45
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project Cross platform
Security or privacy concerns AI or "Smart" or "Intelli" features
Software Development
Recognition from peers for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
100
100
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
60,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
Pop-11 NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Poetry
null
null
just, IONOS NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Notion
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
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 per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Predictive analytics
null
null
Search for answers
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
As far as I can tell, using Copilot for a couple of years, the impact is negligible. I still do everything I used to but some elements are much faster (and a few are slower). This is a very immature and inaccurate technology that will get better but is likely to plateau before reaching the level that justifies the hype.
81,685
3
6,048
6,049
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Other (please specify):
Student
Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
8
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
15
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA Odin
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MariaDB
NA NA
Yes
APT;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip
APT;Chocolatey;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase
APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Flask;jQuery;Node.js
Angular;Flask;Node.js;Svelte
Flask;Node.js
Web APIs Web APIs
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG
Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG
null
null
Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;Pop!_OS
GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Substack
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemma NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
A few times per month or weekly
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):
Said definition applies mostly to prototyping; I ask LLMs to generate prototypes for the sake of my learning, or to create a benchmark for me to explore.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
'- Reasoning about AI-generated work isn't optional, it is necessary! - No tool gives good results with bad treatment. Mastery in a technology is invaluable. If there's a quirk in version 21.0.1 that a human clearly knows, but their AI tool doesn't? That's a win. - Whatever tool you use, know where to look in its work - based on its behavior. Know HOW to check if that exact tool's work fits your requirements. This cuts through review-drama. - It is important to know the current marketing point of AI tools; which indeed is to help make software, but in reality, it is about making software, with a FAR. SHORTER. LIFE! - Finally, making development stress-less in our modern software business culture where "non-technical optimizers" are in charge of "technical builders". Even if AI tools start building software better, developers' views won't switch. We will still respect skills that help us decrease complexity, costs, ...and our collective coma.
null
null
6,049
6,050
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Coding Bootcamp;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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
3
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
null
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
0
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
JavaScript
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
npm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite
npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte
Express;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
No
Multiple times per day
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code
null
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Debugging
null
null
6,050
6,051
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
18
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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
2
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
10
5
Finland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Assembly;Go;R
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iPadOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS
GitHub;Notion
GitHub;Notion
GitHub;Notion
Discord :D NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Bookmark posts to look at later Find answers to coding problems i'm struggling with
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat 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
Learning about a codebase;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
I don't fully understand what "vibe coding" is, but I tend to write my own code and then if I get really stuck and can't find an answer on StackOverflow I will past the offending code in chatgpt and ask for a diagnosis. I have found that it can sometimes lead me close to the answer, but it is not so good at C or C++ programming languages and will often miss the same memory management things that I do and valgrind and gdb are much better tools for identifying those issues.
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Architecture? Planning? I really don't know. I enjoy writing code, that's why I'm learning it now. we're just letting the computers do the fun stuff.
null
null
6,051
6,052
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
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)
7
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
2
Germany
EUR European Euro
37,200
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;C++;F#;Go;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;C++;Rust;Visual Basic (.Net)
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes
Cargo;Docker
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
Azure Devops;Markdown File
Azure Devops;Markdown File
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
No
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Job board
Answer a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data
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
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
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;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
43,157
6
6,052
6,053
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
22
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify):
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
30
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
null
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
You like your manager NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
Ukraine
USD United States dollar
60,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin
Assembly;F#;Kotlin;Lua;OCaml;Prolog;Rust
Kotlin
NA NA
Yes
H2;PostgreSQL
Cassandra;DuckDB;SQLite;Clickhouse
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pacman;Terraform
Cargo;Pacman;Podman
Pacman
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Quarkus Quarkus
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA
Android Studio;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Android Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Arch
Linux (non-WSL);Arch
GitHub;Markdown File
Markdown File
Markdown File
NA NA
Hacker News
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Comment on Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
null
null
null
null
null
no
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
60,000
6
6,053
6,054
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
11
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
11
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
Estonia
EUR European Euro
124,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;SQL
Elixir
Elixir
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Pacman
Docker
Docker
Fly, mix Fly
Yes
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Zed
Claude Code;Zed
Claude Code;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
Arch
Arch
Coda;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News
Stack Overflow;Discord
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
i TRY to vibe, but the LLM never gets far enough. it just doesn't do what i need.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
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
LangChain
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
coding and architecture.
143,858
9
6,054
6,055
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)
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
5
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Fintech
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
9
6
Ukraine
USD United States dollar
70,000
Yes
Go;SQL
Go;SQL
Go;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus
Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus
Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
I don't use Stack Overflow
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
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Do not think so
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Soft skills, troubleshooting, ability to understand and resolve the issue
70,000
8
6,055
6,056
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
17
Engineering manager
10,000 or more employees
People manager
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
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
90,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
BigQuery;Microsoft SQL Server;Valkey
Microsoft SQL Server
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;New Relic;NuGet;Splunk
Ansible;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;New Relic;NuGet;Splunk
Ansible;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;New Relic;NuGet;Splunk
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cline and/or Roo;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model
Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS;Android
Windows;Ubuntu;iOS
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot 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
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data
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
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Language processing;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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Redis
null
Vertex AI
null
New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Roo code (Roo-Cline);Cody
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
Debugging code, optimising code
122,527
8
6,056
6,057
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
13
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Healthcare
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
54,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js
Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js
Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Android Studio;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Aider;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Android
MacOS;Android;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
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
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Testing code
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
62,648
6
6,057
6,058
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
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
12
Developer, mobile
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
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
8
3
Hungary
HUF Hungarian forint
null
Yes
Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;Swift
C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift
Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Redash NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics
null
Other (write in):
No, I know how to code. I know exactly what I want to have, AI should assist me only to get that code written much quicker.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
,
null
null
GitHub Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Problem solving & critical thinking. As part of the devs will become lazy and dumb relying on AI, the rest would have to solve the problems.
null
6
6,058
6,059
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;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
Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
null
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
null
null
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip
Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Android
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace
GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
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
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
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Answer a question NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
null
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
6,059
6,060
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
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
25
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
96,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack
Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack
Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Flask;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony
Angular;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony
Angular;Express;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Comment on Q&A posts NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, it is not as our experiences with AI coding tools lead to the conclusion that they are not good enough for such a model.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;IT operations
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
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 improved collaboration within my team.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
GitLab Duo
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 quick help troubleshooting
Abstract thinking and fully understanding a requirement. Knowing your codebase and how it works.
111,374
8
6,060
6,061
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
25
Developer, mobile
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Ethical concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
670,000
Yes
Python;Swift
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Swift
Python;Swift
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Search for answers
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
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 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 learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
104,199
2
6,061
6,062
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
41
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
41
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
null
null
Healthcare
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
102,000
Yes
Delphi;SQL
Delphi;SQL
Delphi;SQL
DBL NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Firebird NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;Prometheus
Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Htmx Htmx, webstencils
Yes
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Wikis
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
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
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Same as now with refinements
61,440
9
6,062
6,063
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
10
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing AI
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C++;Java;Python
C++;Python
C++;Python
Lean Lean
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Arch
Arch
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
gemma gemma
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Being able to work in a codebase with more than 10 files
null
null
6,063
6,064
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
35
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
45
Architect, software or solutions
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
null
null
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Poor usability NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
50
10
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
160,000
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
Firebird NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
null
null
RAD Studio ( Embarcadero) NA
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
null
null
Slack NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Other (write in):
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems
I don't use generated code directly but often I get inspired and I get faster a working solution
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
The same as without using AI. It jusz a great tool but the dev is still in the driver seat!
198,389
5
6,064
6,065
I code primarily as a hobby
Prefer not to say
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
99
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
99
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
5
Nomadic
ZMW Zambian kwacha
null
Yes
Ada
Ada
Ada
SPARK SPARK
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Direct messaging of users
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
All of a software engineer's skills will remain important, except possible the least important: coding
null
null
6,065
6,066
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
7
Product manager
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
null
null
Retail and Consumer Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
120,000
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;npm;Yarn
Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Yarn
Firebase;Gradle;Homebrew;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
React
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Trello
Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Trello
Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium
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
Videos
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
139,218
null
6,066
6,067
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
7
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Media & Advertising Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
10
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
672,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite
APT;Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;New Relic;Podman;Terraform
APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React
Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;Phoenix;Svelte
Express;FastAPI;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
uv
Pydantic;uv
uv
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis
GitLab;Markdown File
Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, I find it utterly disgusting and an insult to the development craft.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
null
70,440
8
6,067
6,068
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)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
5
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Robust and complete API 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
3
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
GDScript;Rust
GDScript;Rust
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Vite
Cargo;Kubernetes;Prometheus
Cargo;Kubernetes;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;Axum
Axum
Axum
Leptos Leptos
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code;Zed
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Ask a question NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
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
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.;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;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
null
9
6,068
6,069
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
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
8
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
You like your manager 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
Go;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript
C;C++;Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Go;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Express;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Symfony;Vue.js
Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Dev.to
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
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
Writing code
null
Search for answers
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
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
6
6,069
6,070
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
38
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
48
System administrator
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Insurance
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
null
Austria
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;R;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;R;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim
Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Vim
Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim
NA NA
Google Gemini
Polars;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
zim zim
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models)
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems
For limited, well define use, yes. Always using just the generated code I would write on my own a similar way. Always must understand every line of the generated code. Then I believe it is acceptable.
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Mathematical aspects of algorithms (complexity, numerical methods, combinatorics,...), abstract thinking, communication and analytical skills.
null
null
6,070
6,071
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
18
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
124,000
Yes
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;SQLite
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server
Cosmos DB
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus
grafana grafana
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js
Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per month or weekly
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Deployment and monitoring
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
GitHub MCP Server
null
null
null
Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus
null
GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
168,815
9
6,071
6,072
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
11
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
21
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
49,000
Yes
C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Webpack
Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite
Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model
.NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model
hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS
Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro
Clickup;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro
Clickup;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
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 (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring
Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
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 automate repetitive tasks.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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
Snyk
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
60,757
9
6,072
6,073
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 (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc);Other (please specify):
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
5
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
School
Easy-to-use API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Namibia
NAD Namibian dollar
1,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
C++;COBOL;Dart;Go;R
null
Ballerina Programming Language Ballerina Programming Language
Yes
Databricks SQL;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Pocketbase
null
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;Netlify;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Supabase;Webpack;Yarn
Vercel;Vite
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot
Angular;Django;FastAPI;Fastify
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ultralytics
RAG;Ollama
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;ChromeOS
Windows;ChromeOS
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams
Asana
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
yes it is, if done correctly
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Human interaction, as a human you will always understand another human better
56
3
6,073
6,074
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)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
39
DevOps engineer or professional
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Healthcare
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
4
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
600,000
Yes
C;Go;Python;Ruby;SQL
C;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C;Go;Python;SQL
POSIX shell, awk POSIX shell, awk
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip
APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip
APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Django;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte
Django;Node.js
Django;Node.js
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Redmine
GitHub;Redmine
GitHub;Redmine
NA NA
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Daily or almost daily
null
Answer a question Improve post quality and readability
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
all skills
62,893
6
6,074
6,075
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
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
5
Student
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
null
null
Manufacturing
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
France
CHF Swiss franc
null
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript
Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript
Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
PostgreSQL;Supabase
PostgreSQL;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Supabase
Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Supabase
Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Deno;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React
Deno;Svelte
Deno
SolidJS SolidJS
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Zed
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG
Polars;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic
null
null
MacOS;iOS
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion
GitHub;Linear;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Claude Claude
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
6,075
6,076
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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 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)
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
20
Architect, software or solutions
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
Good brand and public image NA
Poor usability NA
Government
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
15
20
Bangladesh
BDT Bangladeshi taka
4,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
APT;Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack
APT;Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;jQuery
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Arch
Azure Devops
Azure Devops;GitHub
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
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
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
null
32,727
7
6,076
6,077
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
6
DevOps engineer or professional
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Insurance
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
57,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Pip;Prometheus
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
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
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
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.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
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
Sometimes it's the first step of a feature or bugfix task, but I'll check the implementation and reiterate or reimplement until I fully understand the implementation
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Project and self management, clear description of requirements, communication with others, challenging implementations, thinking outside the box
66,128
7
6,077
6,078
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
23
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
10
Germany
EUR European Euro
500,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Go;TypeScript
Go;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Make;Pip;pnpm
Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;pnpm
Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;pnpm
expo, turbo expo, turbo
Yes
Flask;Next.js;React
Next.js;React
Next.js;React
ReactNative ReactNative
Yes
Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
MacOS;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
wonderful.dev wonderful.dev
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
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Other (write in):
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
none... developers will be completely replaced by AI tools in the future so there will be no more valuable dev skills
580,073
8
6,078
6,079
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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
9
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 endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
null
Philippines
PHP Philippine peso
1,452,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript
Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Dragonfly Dragonfly, Scylla, VoltDB, Vitess
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Prometheus
Scoop, ArgoCD, FluxCD, Portainer, Helm, Linode, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions ArgoCD, Helm, GitLab CI, Jenkins
Yes
Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress
Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js
Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA Strapi, htmx
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini;Ollama
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Android;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
Asana;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian
Azure Devops;Doxygen;GitLab;Google Workspace;Obsidian
GitLab;Google Workspace;Obsidian
AsciiDoc, Javadoc AsciiDoc, PlantUML
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Y Combinator 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)
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
No and I do not trust developers that solely depend on AI to produce software.
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
System design, Software optimization, code review, security
25,495
8
6,079
6,080
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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)
7
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Insurance
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
13
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip
Docker;pnpm
Docker
NA NA
Yes
Angular;FastAPI
Laravel;Next.js;React;Svelte;Axum
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Zed
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Pydantic
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch;iPadOS
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
GitHub;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Documenting code
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, vibe coding is not part of my professional development work. Currently it is even prohibited at our company
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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
Debugging, understanding complex systems
null
7
6,080
6,081
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
7
Data scientist
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Italy
EUR European Euro
38,000
Yes
Python;SQL
Python;SQL
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch
PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Microsoft Azure
Docker
Docker
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph
Pydantic;RAG;Ollama
null
null
Windows
Ubuntu
Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab
Trello
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 3 and 5 years
A few times per week
Videos
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning
Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Yes but only for small demonstrative tasks (producing graphs and visualizations) or exploration of new features
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
Ollama;LangChain;Zapier;LangGraph
null
Grafana + Prometheus;Langfuse
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
44,086
10
6,081
6,082
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
12
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Healthcare
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
null
Yes
C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust
HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Gel Gel
Yes
null
null
null
OpenTofu OpenTofu
Yes
Svelte;Axum
Axum
Axum
Leptos Leptos
Yes
Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;NixOS
MacOS;NixOS
GitHub;Obsidian
Obsidian
Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky
Bluesky
Bluesky
ForgeJo ForgeJo
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.);Direct messaging of users
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
All of them.
null
null
6,082
6,083
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Books / Physical media
5
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 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
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Viet Nam
VND Vietnamese dong
216,000,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js
Next.js;Node.js
Next.js;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv;Ultralytics
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion
Confluence;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
Confluence;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
Project planning;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Cybersecurity
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;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
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.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph
null
Langfuse
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;v0.dev
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
8,254
8
6,083
6,084
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
35
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
38
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Denmark
DKK Danish krone
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
Docker;MSBuild
Docker;MSBuild
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js
ASP.NET Core;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Documenting code
null
null
null
null
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
6,084
6,085
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
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 as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Government
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
PKR Pakistani rupee
null
Yes
Ada;C#
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Chocolatey
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Daily or almost daily
Coding challenges
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
Neutral
About half of the time
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
6,085
6,086
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
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);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
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);Coding Bootcamp
15
Developer, full-stack
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Java;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;H2;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis
H2;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Podman;Terraform
Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform
Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte
NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model
LangGraph
null
null
null
MacOS;Android;Fedora
Windows;MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub
Confluence;GitHub
NA mermaid
Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Phi-4 models
null
null
CoPilot NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Comment on Q&A posts 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
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
6
6,086
6,087
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
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
20
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Other (please specify): Trusted vendor
Ethical concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
You like your manager NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
8
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
90,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Datadog;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Yarn
Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Yarn
Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Svelte
Astro;Deno;Node.js;Svelte
Node.js;Svelte
Vite Vite
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;ChromeOS
MacOS
Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro
Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro
Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Search for answers;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 haven’t encountered any problems
Yes.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
Ollama;LangChain
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify):
People skills.
104,413
9
6,087
6,088
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)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Taiwan
TWD New Taiwan dollar
null
Yes
C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Ninja
APT;Cargo;Docker;Ninja
APT;Cargo;Docker;Ninja
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
X Grok models
X Grok models
X Grok models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per week
Coding challenges
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;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
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices
null
null
6
6,088
6,089
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
3
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
2
Italy
EUR European Euro
3,700
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;Zig
Kotlin;Python;Rust
Kotlin;Python;Rust
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;pnpm
Cargo;Pacman
Cargo;Pacman
uv uv
Yes
Angular;Spring Boot
Axum
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Zed
null
null
NA NA
uv
uv
uv
null
null
Arch
Arch
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Other (write in): Quickly find answers to old questions
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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
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
4,293
null
6,089
6,090
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
0
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
0
Yes
C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;TypeScript
C#;Go;Python;Visual Basic (.Net)
Go;Python
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React
Django;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js
Next.js;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
null
GitHub;Jira;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
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
absolutely not and anybody who considers vibe coding a legitimate practice and not the equivelant of suicide should consider suicide.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
0
6,090
6,091
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
28
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
Poor usability NA
Software Development
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
4
Ukraine
USD United States dollar
50,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse
BigQuery;Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React
Angular;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React
Angular;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS;Ubuntu
Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;YouTrack
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;YouTrack
GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;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
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
50,000
8
6,091
6,092
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
11
Student
null
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
15,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access
NA NA
Yes
APT;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip
APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pip
APT;Make;npm;Pip
NA NA
Yes
Django;Node.js
Django;jQuery;Node.js;React
Django;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
iOS
Windows
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
A few times per month or weekly
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
9,751
null
6,092
6,093
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
13
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
Viet Nam
VND Vietnamese dong
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;VBA
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
null
Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bun;Google Cloud;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Bun;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
Bun;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Express;Node.js;React
Express;Node.js;React
NA NA
null
Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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
null
null
8
6,093
6,094
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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
16
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I 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:
You like your manager NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
13
4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
78,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python
C#;F#;MicroPython
C#;F#;MicroPython
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Vite
MSBuild;NuGet
MSBuild;NuGet
conda NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React;Vue.js
Blazor
Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Neovim;Rider
Neovim;Rider
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Hacker News
Stack Overflow;Hacker News
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Job board
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Highly distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Other (write in):
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
No, prohibited by employer policy (cannot share codebases with third parties)
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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
The same old set of skills for senior developers: Requirements gathering -> Good design
106,190
8
6,094
6,095
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
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
15
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
75,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
C#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL;TypeScript
C#;HTML/CSS;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
Angular;AngularJS;React
AngularJS
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;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 at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’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 prograsmming concepts
102,106
1
6,095
6,096
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
12
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Nigeria
USD United States dollar
3,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase
MariaDB;MySQL
NA NA
null
Composer;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Vite
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite
Composer;Docker;Make;Netlify;npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React
Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js
Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Ubuntu;Android
Ubuntu
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
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;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
null
Generating content or synthetic data
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
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
null
3,000
6
6,096
6,097
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify):
14
Developer, back-end
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
235,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Angular;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;YouTrack
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
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;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok 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;X Grok 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;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No. I use AI but for smaller bits of code (e.g. single method / class). We use AI for code review, but the review from a real person is obligatory. AI is good e.g. finding typos and finding small technical improvements (like using the more appropriate method overload). However, it cannot grasp the broader business context of the logic it sees
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Customer service support
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Personalized agent creation
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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
n8n
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changes
64,131
7
6,097
6,098
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
1
Support engineer or analyst
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Other (please specify): AI in places it dosen't belong... which is nearly everywhere
null
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
12
Singapore
SGD Singapore dollar
null
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Make
null
null
incus NA
Yes
Laravel;Node.js;WordPress
null
null
ghost. cloudflare, php NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
null
GitHub
null
null
gogs NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube
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
Other (write in):
Other (write in): Meta
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
Other (write in):
No, its garbage
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Nearly everything really, AI tools are overhyped
null
null
6,098
6,099
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly)
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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
12
null
Turkey
TRY Turkish lira
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;Rust;SQL;Zig
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot
Django;Flask;Spring Boot
Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;RustRover;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code
GoLand GoLand
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
Obsidian Obsidian
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
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
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code
Testing code
Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No, it's not. It never has been there
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity
Language processing
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
1
6,099
6,100
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
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
24
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
30
5
France
EUR European Euro
95,250
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java
Bash/Shell (all shells);Java
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk
Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Prometheus
Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman;Prometheus
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
Asciidoc, BitBucket Antora, Asciidoc
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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
null
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Learning, communication, software design, ...
110,504
8