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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features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
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NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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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
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
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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
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
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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 platfor... | 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 h... | 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 plat... | 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 spen... | 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;... | 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 pla... | 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 h... | 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 pla... | 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 spen... | 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 se... | 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;... | 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 a... | 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 h... | 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 se... | 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 Bootca... | 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 ... | 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 h... | 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... | 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 se... | 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 agen... | 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 platfo... | 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 spen... | 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;... | 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 ... | 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 ... | 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;Codin... | 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 h... | 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);... | 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++ pr... | 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 train... | 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;Per... | 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 se... | 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;Codin... | 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... | 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;... | 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 pla... | 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;... | 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 h... | 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);... | 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 ... | 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 h... | 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 pla... | 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 h... | 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;... | 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;... | 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... | 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... | 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 ... | 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 pla... | 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 h... | 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 collabora... | 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 pla... | 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 h... | 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 se... | 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 platfo... | 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 se... | 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 cont... | 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 h... | 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 |
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