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6,100 | 6,101 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Developer, game or graphics | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | Assembly;C;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | 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 | Arch | Arch | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | Codeberg, Forgejo, docs.rs
Codeberg, Forgejo, docs.rs | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Answer a question
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6,101 | 6,102 | 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) | 25 | 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 | 30 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Government | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 125,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;Svelte;WordPress;Axum | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor | Bolt | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | MantisBT
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
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6,102 | 6,103 | 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 | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Ruby;Swift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Snowflake | null | null | CoreData
NA | Yes | Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Airtable;Asana;Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, because I don't DEPEND on it for my profession. But, everything that is not "rocket science"(aka non-critical) can benefit from vibe coding for speed gains. It's a glorified auto-complete. People should understand before committing to generated code, to a point that it becomes just a "fast typer". Don't understand? Can't use it. Wrote tests describing expected behavior? Can't use it. We need the same guardrails as real life, we need to scale to match AI demand. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | n8n | CrewAI;Ollama;Zapier | n8n | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);Perplexity | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical paths judgment, product intuition and insights, systems design, debugging, ethics, and emotional intelligence in cross-functional teams. | 139,218 | 7 |
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NA | null | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Android;iPadOS | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro;Notion | 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 | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I haven’t encountered any problems | Not really | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Seeing the big picture, long term implications of current decisions
My experience
Knowing how AI works and being able to harness it’s power
| null | 8 |
6,104 | 6,105 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;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 | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Good for personal and small project | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Management | null | 7 |
6,105 | 6,106 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 16 | Data scientist | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;MSBuild | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;MSBuild | MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | AngularJS;Django;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Professionally I write code myself and only use AI to improve the code | 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.;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. | 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 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | coding, project management | null | 10 |
6,106 | 6,107 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 940,000 | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Dart;Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Make;MSBuild;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite | APT;Cargo;npm;Vite | Meson,CMake
Meson | Yes | Deno;Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Node.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Node.js;Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | GitLab;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Obsidian | Zoho
Zoho | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | 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 | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Engineering, Problem Solving | 10,927 | 6 |
6,107 | 6,108 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | 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 | School | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 15,552 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | IBM DB2;MariaDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;Laravel;NestJS;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS;Fedora | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, but not an essential part. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Skills in Software-Architecture, Problem-solving and theoretical concepts like Mathematics, Physics, etc. will still be necessary. | 18,043 | 8 |
6,108 | 6,109 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 39 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 18 | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | About 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 | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
6,109 | 6,110 | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;Vercel | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS;Red Hat | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | quip
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | 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 Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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.;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 | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | deepseek | 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 | ability to plan complicated codebases, and architect solutions to avoid subtle problems | 97,514 | null |
6,110 | 6,111 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 5 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | China | CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi | null | Yes | C++ | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
6,111 | 6,112 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro 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 at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I can't understand why people would use an AI to generate code they themselves cannot understand or maintain | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging code generated by AI tools | 88,492 | 8 |
6,112 | 6,113 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, QA or test | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 1 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 787,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | null | null | LabVIEW
NA | Yes | SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | WATS
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
LabVIEW | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Miro | Azure Devops;Miro | Azure Devops;Miro | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | Planning and designing. It will be less focused on writing the code and now focused on designing the system | 122,395 | 6 |
6,113 | 6,114 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 18 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 50 | 10 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 300,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Go;HTML/CSS;Python | Nim
Nim | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | 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 | null | null | 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;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Everything | 195,028 | 7 |
6,114 | 6,115 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 1 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus | APT;Docker;npm;Pip;pnpm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;Deno;Django;Flask;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Mastodon, Lemmy
Mastodon, Lemmy, Fediverse | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Other (write in):
Read and understand Answer for a Question I am interested in. | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Systems understanding and software architecture as well as understanding the business and their custom solutions. | 60,328 | 7 |
6,115 | 6,116 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 12 | Czech Republic | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;MATLAB;Python;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;SQL | Ladder Logic, Structured Text, Function Block Diagram
Ladder Logic, Structured Text, Function Block Diagram | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes, it is | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Llama Index;Ollama;Amazon Bedrock Agents | null | Galileo;Protect AI | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Cody | 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 | flexibility | 58,007 | 7 |
6,116 | 6,117 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | 8 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | 780,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform | Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | hostinger;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Clickup;Coda;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | Coda;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not yet | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Redis | null | null | null | Sentry;New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Devin AI;Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Critical Thinking, Empathy | 29,805 | 8 |
6,117 | 6,118 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | 43,620 | Yes | Python;R;SQL | Python;Scala;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
SAS | Yes | null | null | null | NA
Polars | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Atom
Atom | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Maintaining the whole picture integral and efficient | 50,606 | 8 |
6,118 | 6,119 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C#;C++ | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Python | C;C#;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Documenting code | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | 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. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging and problem solving skills in which stil AI is adapting | null | 4 |
6,119 | 6,120 | 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 | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;H2;MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Axon Server
Axon Server | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform | Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | Definitely not | 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. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Human interaction | 92,812 | 10 |
6,120 | 6,121 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 40 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | Switzerland | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;Ruby;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Elixir;Fortran;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | InfluxDB;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Railway;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Railway;Yarn | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Railway;Yarn | Caprover
Caprover | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Phoenix;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;PhpStorm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;visionOS | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Yes, to a certain degree. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | The technical overlook and project planning, code review, creative | 104,413 | null |
6,121 | 6,122 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 19 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
good or plentiful documentation or guides (internal or external) | Prohibitive pricing
Lack of good or plentiful documentation or guides (internal or external) | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 23 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 92,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | 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, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Expertise in lesser known technologies that the AI has not been trained on. Being able to listen to a non-technical customer or person on the team, and understanding what they really want and translate that into technical requirements. | 92,000 | 7 |
6,122 | 6,123 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 20 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
Robust support network (e.g. the contributors actively engage in bug reports, etc.) | Prohibitive pricing
Availability of familiar, if slightly less capable, alternatives | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 16 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Python | C;C++;GDScript;Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python | angelscript
angelscript | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++ | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Knowing how to define good requirements, including interacting with stakeholders / management for clarification and negotiation. In particular, which features should be eliminated or reworked from ground-up for the success of the project.
The intuition to say "this is dumb, there must be a better way to do this", and similar sentiments.
The ability to perform low-level debugging, because there will likely be a bug somewhere that AI can't resolve, and it will probably be a difficult one. | null | 2 |
6,123 | 6,124 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 35 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 60,600 | Yes | Python | Python | Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip | Pip | Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | Jira | null | null | bitbucket
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 | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | 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;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I don't think so. I do generate small isolated parts of code with LLM, but never used it with larger codebase. | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 70,305 | 8 |
6,124 | 6,125 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 42 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 50 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Python | Python | Forth, 8th
Forth, 8th | 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 | Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Understanding what the end user really needs. | null | null |
6,125 | 6,126 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 13 | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React | Flask;Node.js;React | Flask;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | NA
Amp | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;uv | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, especially for mock-ups, prototypes, and single-use scripts | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | LangChain;LangGraph | null | Sentry;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Systems engineering and architecture, especially the ability to clearly communicate design intent. The ability to assess the quality of an implementation, based on specifications and design trade-offs. | 84,568 | 10 |
6,126 | 6,127 | 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 new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | null | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Arch | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | 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 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. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | null |
6,127 | 6,128 | 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 | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 4 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 6 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 183,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;Go;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse | Cassandra;DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | DuckDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Polars;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Debian | MacOS;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 118,967 | 10 |
6,128 | 6,129 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 97,257 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Google Cloud;Netlify;npm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Flask;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | NextCloud, Docs
NextCloud, Docs | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | Big Tiger Gemma
Big Tiger Gemma | 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;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 | 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;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | Bespoke business solutions. Troubleshooting existing code. Understanding client needs, and converting client needs into software solutions and new software. The creation of new tools, languages, tech stacks, packages, modules, plugins, etc. | 63,226 | 10 |
6,129 | 6,130 | 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 | 35 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 37 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Healthcare | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;F#;PowerShell;Python | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | VSCodium | null | emacs
NA | .NET 8 or higher | uv | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | no, not yet probably | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding requirements, complex tasks | null | 8 |
6,130 | 6,131 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 4 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 70,800 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;New Relic;npm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | Next.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | tanstack query, redux, recompose, materialUI, reactstrap, axios | tanstack query, materialUI | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | bitbucket
bitbucket | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Testing code;Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | "Vibe Coding" doesnt work at all for high-level developers because i can easy write some part of code faster by myself but not usign AI. AI generating tools can really help to do some common work - like writing tests or create simple functions or components | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | GPT | null | GPT | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Fast learning of new technologies and use the newest ones in projects. Use only best coding practises. Use AI tools to do everything described above faster and better from quality and maintainability perspective. | 70,800 | 9 |
6,131 | 6,132 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | 33,600 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Supabase | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
V | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | 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 | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | 22 | null |
6,132 | 6,133 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 5 | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | 1,560,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm | Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub | GitHub;Jira | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Nope | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | data science, machine learning, artificial intelligent | 5,196 | 2 |
6,133 | 6,134 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 51 | Academic researcher | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 15,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Homebrew;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Embarcadero C++ Builder
Embarcadero C++ Builder | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding the big picture, and detailed specifications (sometimes a hundred pages or more), which no AI can handle. | 15,000 | null |
6,134 | 6,135 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | nim
nim | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Podman;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Docker;npm | Ansible;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Express;React;Spring Boot | Angular | Angular | Prologue
Prologue | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | Jira | Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Matrix
Matrix | 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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Partially in the sense that in an existing codebase I sometimes try to outsource some of the more mind-numbing tasks to AI as often enough its quicker to fix whatever AI messed up than it is doing the full task yourself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I 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 | Understanding architecture and quickly understanding code in an existing code base.
AI is slowly working its way upward to getting more and more correct when it comes to larger decisions, but it's still messing up a lot and is incapable of generating a decent architecture for applications that works well long-term. | 75,410 | 6 |
6,135 | 6,136 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 44 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Energy | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
6,136 | 6,137 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Developing specialized expertise
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 5,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python | Rust | null | Julia, Mathematica, SystemVerilog, VHDL
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Quartus Prime, Vivado
Vitis | Pydantic;Google Gemini | c++23;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Pydantic;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Redmine | Markdown File;Redmine | AsciiDoc
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 | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, a little. | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Mathematics, Physics, Probability Theory and Statistics, System Architecture Design | 34,544 | 5 |
6,137 | 6,138 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Nepal | NPR Nepalese rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | jQuery;Laravel;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Windsurf;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | 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 | Sentry;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Tabnine;Replit | 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 | Ability to make decisions instantly and choose a path among multiple possiblilities. | null | 5 |
6,138 | 6,139 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 26 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 28 | 28 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 123,333 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Railway | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Railway | Docker;Microsoft Azure;Railway | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;visionOS | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;visionOS | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Airtable;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;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 | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;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;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | 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 | 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. | Redis;Qdrant;GitHub MCP Server;pgvector | null | null | Custom Written | Sentry;Snyk | null | GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | OpenAI Codex | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding what happens something under the hood | 143,084 | 10 |
6,139 | 6,140 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 360,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | ArvanCloud
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Pop!_OS | Pop!_OS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | 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 | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;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 | Writing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, never. I only use AI for precisely designed code flow, which means, most of the time I tend to first design the process (I may ask for assistance of AI at this stage), then after breaking the path to small and manageable steps, I ask AI to generate the code for each step, then I check them and only then I use the AI generated code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | The most important aspect of software development in my opinion, is the design. This design can both mean the business side, and the code architecture side. In neither of them I trust AI; and I highly doubt these skill will loose value over time. | 8,546 | 7 |
6,140 | 6,141 | 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) | 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 | 17 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 66,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Podman;Vite | Ansible;Homebrew;Podman;Prometheus;Vite | Ansible;Homebrew;Podman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | Solid.js
solid.js | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | We still need people doing cobol or low level hardware design or kernel development. I do think specialists will still be required, but there will generally be less people working on plain writing code over more abstract layers of building software. | 76,570 | 8 |
6,141 | 6,142 | I code primarily as a hobby | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 16 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Elasticsearch;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cloudflare;Composer;Homebrew;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity | null | null |
6,142 | 6,143 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 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);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
Technology should be worth it (help the business to increase revenue or reduce costs) | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 25 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;Swift | C#;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Vercel;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker | Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | Unity3D | Unity3D, Unreal | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Workspace;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | Basecamp
Basecamp | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I use AI assistant (Claude and ChatGPT) on daily basis, with a paid plan. I don't use AI to code for myself.
My primary use is to search for answers instead of browsing internet. Then, I use it to organize thought and tasks about projects, and use it to help me code small part or do sysadmin tasks. Last, I use it to generate content for marketing purpose or similar, SEO tasks, Analysis, etc...
I think AI will not replace technical jobs, you can't rely on it to create full project from A to Z.
However, it is very useful to search. Internet became too clutter and it is hard to find answers, and it is time-consuming. Also, answers are not always good, sometimes AI is better. This helps me learn and make decision faster.
It also start to become better than Internet to find answers. Example, yesterday I wanted to find a tutorial on how to setup a rails project on a server in production mode, to help my junior colleague. I couldn't found what I was looking for, so I made it with Claude.
One important thing though, is optimize prompt. I setup "Projects", add knowledge about the project, and use a specific instructions on how I want it behaves. This changes a lot the answers you get. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Every skills developers need, and how to use AI assistant to help them work better and faster. | null | 5 |
6,143 | 6,144 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 18 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 2 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 142,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Heroku;Homebrew | Bun;Heroku;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text | Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | GitHub;Jira;Linear;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Customer service support;Cybersecurity | MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;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. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Yes, but on a higher abstraction level. Writing code will not be such an important skill anymore, but knowledge about software architecture and security will still be. | 164,741 | 6 |
6,144 | 6,145 | 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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Elixir;GDScript;Go;Java;Kotlin;Python;Ruby;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Java;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;Oracle | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip | APT;Docker;Gradle;Make | APT;Make | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, AI is only tool to get to state which you would achieve yourself faster. Without understanding and checking output, you can't be sure if LLM implemented your idea correctly. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | planning system and software architecture, debugging, experience in specialized fields | null | null |
6,145 | 6,146 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | 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 | 10 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;pnpm;Vite | uv
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Vue.js | FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;Ultralytics | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, I only use AI for inspiration and almost never copy their result verbatim. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | All skills, AI can't replace developers. | 69,609 | 6 |
6,146 | 6,147 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Engineering manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 22 | 4 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 91,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Spanner
NA | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot;Vue.js | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not really, I use AI to just generate snippets, find bugs or fix syntax. | 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 | 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 | Communication, project management | 105,573 | null |
6,147 | 6,148 | 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) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,000,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Android | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Skill of using AI tools would remain valuable. | 23,248 | 7 |
6,148 | 6,149 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | 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 | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Yemen | YER Yemeni rial | 2,500,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | PL/SQL
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Oracle Apex
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | oracle-apex | null | Windows | null | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Medium | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | some it suggests new outbox coding ideas . | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | IT operations;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | copilot | ChatGPT;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I don't know | 10,303 | 8 |
6,149 | 6,150 | 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.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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) | 26 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Lean
Lean | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;React | Deno;Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
htmx, Redwood | Yes | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Aider;Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Trae;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | uv | Polars;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Airtable;Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
Claude Opus | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Yes, I get AI to write over 90% of the code for me, mostly via Windsurf and Claude Code. For some low risk changes, I would accept its suggestions almost immediately, while for others, I would inspect them intently and do a bit of back-and-forth with it, but in most cases no longer editing the code myself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Letta;GitHub MCP Server | n8n | CrewAI;Llama Index;Ollama;Zapier;LangGraph;Smolagents | Jentic | Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | Cline, Windsurf | 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 | Critical thinking. Advanced troubleshooting. Understanding of the social and environmental context in which the work is taking place. Communication skills. Fine motor skills, as the pure "knowledge work" for humans gradually dries up, and more of us move to work on robots. | 116,015 | null |
6,150 | 6,151 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | 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 | 1 | 1 | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | 354,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Firebase;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vercel;Vite | Netlify;Vercel | Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;React | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, this is not real development. Personally, I also believe developers should understand the code that AI gives them if they use AI tools to be able to accurately correct mistakes and ensure code consistency and quality standards are met. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Critical thinking and scope knowledge. | 19,958 | 7 |
6,151 | 6,152 | 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);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 | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Insurance | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 60 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HCL,GitLab-CI
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Valkey | Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;pnpm;Terraform | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;pnpm;Terraform | OpenTofu
OpenTofu | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Deno;Node.js;Svelte;Axum | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Thanks not | 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. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Creativity | 67,289 | 8 |
6,152 | 6,153 | 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);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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 13 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Prolog;Rust;Zig | null | NA
Guile, Haskell | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Datomic;DuckDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | NA
Guix | Yes | FastAPI;React | Django | null | NA
Htmlx | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;VSCodium | null | NA
Emacs | Pydantic | c++23;uv | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Notion | null | NA
Org mode | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord | null | NA
Codeberg | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning | 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 | 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.;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. | 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 | null | 92,812 | 7 |
6,153 | 6,154 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | 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 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | No | Work | Other (please specify):
None of these | Poor usability
None of these | Other: | Developing specialized expertise
Im self employed so any answers related to being an employee are irrelevant | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | VBA | VBA | VBA | Plc programming languages
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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
I've lost interest in answering questions here | Yes, definitely | 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 | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I 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 | null | Other (please specify): | Being able to analyze design and implement mission critical, safety critical industrial control systems | null | 10 |
6,154 | 6,155 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify): | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
secure | Poor usability
complicated pricing model | Manufacturing | Competitive pay and benefits
fun | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 70 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 130,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman;Podman | Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pacman | NA
uv,django | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Django | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | LINQPad
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | 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 | being the guy that takes a part of the overall responsibility and organizing to make things work | 150,819 | 6 |
6,155 | 6,156 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | 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);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Other (please specify):
shoving AI down my throat | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
Ability to work remotely | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 16 | 4 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 285,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Ansible;Cargo;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Podman;Poetry;Terraform | Ansible;Cargo;Kubernetes;Podman;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Axum | Django;Axum | Django;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Polars;Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Polars;Pydantic | Polars;Pydantic | null | null | iOS;Debian | Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | Microsoft Copilot, WCA from IBM
Microsoft Copilot | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | LOL | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | You will need someone to actually think.
And these Teslas are not going to burn themselves. They are trying, but human might help. | 77,776 | 9 |
6,156 | 6,157 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | null | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;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);Blogs or podcasts | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Java;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;Neo4J;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno | null | NA
NA | null | Cursor;Neovim;Vim | Trae;Windsurf | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | RAG;Ollama | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Dev.to;Hashnode;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | X;YouTube | X;YouTube | daily.dev
daily.dev | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Choosing the right workflow, while watching the bigger picture | null | null |
6,157 | 6,158 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other (please specify): | 40 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 20 to 99 employees | null | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
to big codebase (including dependencies) | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
Freedom of choice on tools/os | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 4 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust;Zig | Haskell
Haskell | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Make;Ninja;Podman | Make;Ninja;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Sublime Text | Sublime Text | Sublime Text | emacs
emacs | Large Language Model;uv | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Doxygen | Doxygen | Gerrit
Gerrit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models | null | null | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Other (write in): | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Everything, except of the generation of boilerplate code. Especyally if correctly working code is needed. | 98,612 | 9 |
6,158 | 6,159 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;Prolog;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | null |
6,159 | 6,160 | I code primarily as a hobby | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 18,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;MATLAB;PowerShell;Swift;VBA | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase Realtime Database | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet;Pacman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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 | 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;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 11,702 | null |
6,160 | 6,161 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 1 | Student | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | 6,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lua;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Python Pandas
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio | Neovim;Visual Studio | Neovim;Visual Studio | Notepad
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase | 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 | Partialy, I use mainly pandas for data transformation. I use LLMs to code repetitive tasks like saving files and creating and structuring directories based on clients request | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 6,961 | null |
6,161 | 6,162 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 32 | 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);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 | 35 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Other (please specify):
Looking for work | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lisp;Lua;Prolog;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Lua;Prolog;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lisp;Lua;Prolog;Python | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;npm;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip | Docker;Make;Pip | PDM
PDM | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar 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 | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | 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 | Nope. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Knowing stuff will never get out of style. | null | 1 |
6,162 | 6,163 | 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 | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 21 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 20 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman | Ansible;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;pnpm | Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Svelte | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | 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 | Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
6,163 | 6,164 | 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) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | Docker;Google Cloud | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;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 | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | GitHub Co-Pilot , Gemini , ChatGPT | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Java , Springboot , React JS , Node JS , Nest JS , JavaScript , TypeScript | null | 7 |
6,164 | 6,165 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 8 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 177,348 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Python;SQL | C++;Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Go;Python;SQL | nix
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | null | null | nix
NA | Yes | Flask | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | RAG | null | null | null | MacOS;NixOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | logic
troubleshooting skills | 177,348 | null |
6,165 | 6,166 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (part-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
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 | 10 | 4 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;WordPress | Angular;ASP.NET;Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover | Notepad++;PyCharm;RustRover | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;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);Meta Llama (all models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | 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 | DevOps and system engineering | null | 4 |
6,166 | 6,167 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 40 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Mojo | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | MariaDB;MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker | Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | VSCodium | VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | gitea,koji
gitea,koji | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Bluesky | Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Other (write in): | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Education. | null | null |
6,167 | 6,168 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 192,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Elk
Elk | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Prometheus
Prometheus | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;npm;Prometheus;Vite | esbuild, bundler
esbuild, bundler | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | turbo, stimulus
turbo, stimulus | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | 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 | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | Architecture, creativity | 52,397 | 6 |
6,168 | 6,169 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Project manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | MATLAB;R;SQL | C#;MATLAB;Python;R;SQL | MATLAB;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something | understand physics | null | null |
6,169 | 6,170 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 53,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker;Ninja;npm;Pip | Docker;Ninja;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | null | null | reveal.js
reveal.js | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I mostly generate code, test it, then look at it to understand what it doesn't and than adjust if needed – first via AI, if that doesn't work, by myself. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | 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 | Abstract thinking, evaluating AI answers by quality and correctness. | 61,488 | 8 |
6,170 | 6,171 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 8 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 4 | Georgia | GEL Georgian lari | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Java;Python | null | NA
NA | null | Neo4J | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | null | NA
Ionic, Capasitor | Yes | Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | gitHub copilot | null | MacOS | MacOS | Clickup;GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;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 weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yep | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Other Industry purpose (write in): | 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 improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Neo4j | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | analitic skills, detail orientation | 18,382 | 0 |
6,171 | 6,172 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Turkey | USD United States dollar | 20,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;Flask;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Odoo;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Airtable;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | 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 | 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 | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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 | Ollama;Zapier | n8n | Sentry;New Relic | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | 20,000 | 7 |
6,172 | 6,173 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | null | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 0 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Lisp;OCaml;Perl;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | 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. | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Thinking, codebase management and problem-solving | null | null |
6,173 | 6,174 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 420,000 | Yes | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;pnpm;Vite | Cargo;Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;Svelte | Remix
Remix | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Knowledge of best practices, understanding the requirements of a project for a client | 7,375 | null |
6,174 | 6,175 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 10 | Philippines | PHP Philippine peso | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;Dynamodb;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Valkey | PostgreSQL | NA
SurrealDB | Yes | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;Ninja;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja;pnpm;Railway;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Deno;FastAPI;Fastify;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Deno;FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Mostly for design-related tasks. Much less for designing systems. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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. | 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.;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 | pgvector | null | LangChain | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Bolt.new | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The ability to design systems with full project and business context will remain as an invaluable skill for any developer, which AI can't replace. | 3,863 | 9 |
6,175 | 6,176 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 13,000,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;npm;pnpm;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | Angular;Astro;Blazor;NestJS;Node.js;React;Svelte | Angular;NestJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Search for answers | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 308,605 | 6 |
6,176 | 6,177 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 27 | 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 | 36 | Data scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Other (please specify):
being actually useful | null | Other: | You like your manager
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 660,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;R;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;R | Julia, Wolfram Language
Julia | Yes | BigQuery;SQLite | DuckDB;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;NuGet;Pip;Poetry | null | null | Just
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
Streamlit | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | CLion, RStudio
CLion, RStudio | Pydantic | c++23;Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | Asciidoc
Asciidoc | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | 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.;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 | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication skills. Domain knowledge that allows sound decision making. Creativity. | 180,114 | 10 |
6,177 | 6,178 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;Go;MATLAB;OCaml;Python;R | Assembly;C;Python | Assembly;C;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Arch | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
6,178 | 6,179 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 46 | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 46 | Applied scientist | 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 influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Switzerland | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;Delphi;Fortran;MATLAB;PHP;Prolog;SQL;Swift | Assembly;C;C++;Delphi;Fortran;Lisp;MATLAB;PHP;SQL;Swift | Assembly;C;C++;Delphi;Fortran;MATLAB;PHP;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebord
Firebird | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;hostinger;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;hostinger;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;hostinger;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Red Hat | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Bluesky;LinkedIn | Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Creativity | 200,000 | 10 |
6,179 | 6,180 | 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 | 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 | 23 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | logic, organization, design, architecture, teamwork, investigation, analysis | 55,687 | 7 |
6,180 | 6,181 | 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.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Supabase;Vite;Webpack | Composer;Docker;Netlify;npm;Vite | Composer;Docker;Netlify;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Astro;NestJS;Node.js;Symfony | Angular;Astro;NestJS;Node.js;Symfony | Angular;Astro;NestJS;Node.js;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Vim | Cursor;Vim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I don’t feel comfortable vibe coding and get frustrated by it getting stuck. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | People skills, domain knowledge, creating good architecture | null | null |
6,181 | 6,182 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 5 | 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 | 5 | Developer, front-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
Waku | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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 | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | GenAI will not replace any skills. All skills will be still needed. | null | 7 |
6,182 | 6,183 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 500,000,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Asana;Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | Azure Devops;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | LLMS and working with them as an software engineer and developer. | 11,869 | 3 |
6,183 | 6,184 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 8 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,347,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, sometimes it is. But every time I should check the correctness of this code. Also, I've additional tasks: debugging on real system, analyzing aomething , etc. where AI is not needed | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | 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 | Analyzing the solutions, problem understanding, project-thinking | 32,283 | 6 |
6,184 | 6,185 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other (please specify): | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 1 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Nigeria | NGN Nigerian naira | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;Android;iOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Not sure | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | 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 | 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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being honest and trust-worthy in daily dealings | null | 10 |
6,185 | 6,186 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Greece | EUR European Euro | 67,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;OCaml;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | Astro;Next.js;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Neovim | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, "vibe coding" is plain garbage. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Every skill will be valuable. | 77,730 | 7 |
6,186 | 6,187 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 14 | Academic researcher | 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 | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 5 | South Korea | KRW South Korean won | 2,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Perl;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Python;Ruby;Rust;Scala;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | ReScript, Rocq, Haskell
ReScript, Rocq, Haskell, Lean | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | Hasura
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Firebase;Homebrew;Make;Netlify;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cargo;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | nix
nix | Yes | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
Solid, Leptos | Yes | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Emacs, Avante
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;NixOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discourse
Discourse | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it is considered irresponsible to vibe code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Identifying correct problems to solve, and verifying complex systems | 2 | 10 |
6,187 | 6,188 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 1 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 72,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | 1,438 | null |
6,188 | 6,189 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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 | 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 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Oracle | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing 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 | Not usually. I might use it to help learn a new language or something, but I also expect it to explain it's code and I'll look over everything to actually learn something. | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to read, write, and understand code. Ability to think logically. Ability to find and fix inefficiencies and security issues. | 110,000 | 8 |
6,189 | 6,190 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 27 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle | Datadog;Docker;Gradle | Pulumi
Pulumi | Yes | Django;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | GitHub;Google Workspace;Miro | NA
NA | Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Slack (public channels, not work) | Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Hell, no. I use AI mostly for some dumb stuff especially since I changed my primary tech stack (ultra expert in JVM/Java/Kotlin/Spring -> Python land). AI has been useful in converting small-ish snippets/features from "how good looks like in JVM" to Python. But trying to use it for anything more complex is usually an unmitigated disaster which, given my experience, I can at least recognize before it hits main. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Critical thinking, holistic architectural design from top level to the bottom, ability to come up with meaningful abstractions and domain boundaries, ability to break the problem down into smaller chunks, human communication and influencing skills, logical thinking and spotting contradictions in requirements, deeper understanding of the underlying technologies and what they do "under the hood". | 162,421 | 9 |
6,190 | 6,191 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 21 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 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 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 | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | 36,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;npm;Yarn | Homebrew;Yarn | Homebrew;Yarn | Render
Render | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Jekyll
Jekyll | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | Basecamp
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Writing good pseudo code (to be able to write clear requirements), abstracted depending on the skills of the AI tool being used. | 8,483 | null |
6,191 | 6,192 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | 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 | 25 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 102,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;React;Svelte;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | FastAPI;Vue.js | httpx
httpx | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 118,335 | null |
6,192 | 6,193 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 76,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Vercel;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. This is bullshit. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 88,171 | 4 |
6,193 | 6,194 | 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 | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 162,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Deno;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Zed | Neovim;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, for front-end development | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | System design, project management, software development | 162,000 | null |
6,194 | 6,195 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Student | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
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 | 3 | 3 | Poland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;JavaScript;Python | Go;R;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Windsurf | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | 5 |
6,195 | 6,196 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | NA
NA | null | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Spring Boot | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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 |
6,196 | 6,197 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 32 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Costa Rica | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Delphi;Python;SQL | COBOL;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Pip | Cloudflare;npm;NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Unigui
Unigui | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | 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 | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | null | 5 |
6,197 | 6,198 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 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);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 1 | 1 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 96,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C#;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Digital Ocean;Make;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Make;npm;NuGet;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony | Laravel;Node.js;Symfony | Laravel;Node.js;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | 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 | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | using brain | 26,198 | 5 |
6,198 | 6,199 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;pnpm | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Notion;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;X;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | Migrating old tools and technologies to new ones. Maintaining legacy code. | null | 8 |
6,199 | 6,200 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PHP | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Kotlin;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | APT;Composer;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | APT;Composer;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;WordPress | Laravel;WordPress | Laravel;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, but I can see why and somewhat respect people who implement that way of working because they're a product of our environment | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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. | 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 | Plumbing | 81,210 | 7 |
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