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6,500 | 6,501 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 23 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 195,000 | Yes | C++;Lua;Perl;Python | C++;Lua;Python | C++;Lua;Python | JSON,YAML
JSON,YAML,TOML | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;MSBuild;Pip | APT;Docker | APT;Docker | dnf,scons
scons,uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;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 | null | null | null | Github Copilot
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | Fuck no! If anyone on my team was caught "vibe coding", I would make them throw out their work and do it again themselves. | 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 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 | Other (please specify): | The intuition to discern good/appropriate design choices from bad. The creativity to design novel solutions that AI is incapable of. | 142,269 | 6 |
6,501 | 6,502 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 3 | Slovakia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;H2;IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;H2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;React;Spring Boot | Angular;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Jordan | JOD Jordanian dinar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;Perl;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Ruby;SQL | NA
Clojure | null | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
Cedardb | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails;Svelte | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | YouTube;Medium | YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | 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);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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 | 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
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NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | null | null | Delphi
Go | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | InterBase
PostgreSQL | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;iPadOS | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;Customer service support | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Generar especificaciones del software | 92,812 | 6 |
6,504 | 6,505 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Games or coding challenges | 15 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 10,000 or more 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 360,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Cassandra;Datomic | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Videos;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | null | IT operations;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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.;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. | Redis;Fireproof;LanceDB;Neo4j;ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;Ollama;Smol-AGI | null | Metero;opik | null | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Devin AI | null | null | null | 360,000 | 9 |
6,505 | 6,506 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 31 | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 35 | Product manager | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Lisp;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | Trino
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | Kubernetes | null | hatch, pdm, uv
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Ollama;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 116,015 | null |
6,506 | 6,507 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | F#;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Vite | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube | 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);Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All skills developers had before the advent of AI. | null | null |
6,507 | 6,508 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 11 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Lisp;Lua;Rust | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;Lua;Rust;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Lua;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | 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 | 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;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 | Project planning;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all. I would describe my coding style as traditional. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 87,011 | 8 |
6,508 | 6,509 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Poetry | APT;Docker;Poetry | APT;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Ollama | uv | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 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 | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI 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;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 116,733 | 7 |
6,509 | 6,510 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 7 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Kotlin | C;C#;C++;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust | C#;JavaScript;Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;React | NA
Remix | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 | sort of but im trying to get away from it | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | the ability to not rely on ai and actually code by yourself | null | null |
6,510 | 6,511 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
Use or promotion of AI | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Vite | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Homebrew;Make | Bundler, asdf
Bundler, asdf | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File;Wikis | Forgejo/Codeberg, sourcehut
Forgejo/Codeberg, sourcehut | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work) | Community-run forums
Community-run forums | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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 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): | Yes, very much so. AI is focused on output. Humans can do much more than that. They can solve political problems, build community, encounter solutions they weren't asking for, and improve their own critical thinking. All of these things are things I don't believe AI will ever do, and I believe they are critical for making quality, robust, ethical software. | 150,000 | 8 |
6,511 | 6,512 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | 35 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Kazakhstan | KZT Kazakhstani tenge | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ninja | Ninja | Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | Windows;Android | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I 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 | Brain | null | 8 |
6,512 | 6,513 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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);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 | 3 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Kotlin;SQL | Java;Python;Swift | null | YAML
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Not at all | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Not average way of thinking, knowledge deriving from own experience. | null | 6 |
6,513 | 6,514 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Robust and complete API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Python;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Pacman | Chocolatey | Chocolatey | Zig Build
Zig Build | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Godot
Godot | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Gitea
Gitea, Codeberg | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. That shit is a meme. | 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.;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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;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 | 1. Having an actual brain. 2. Being more than just a super-charged autocomplete. | null | 5 |
6,514 | 6,515 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Student | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 18,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool) | Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | jQuery;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Vim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;NixOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 20,883 | null |
6,515 | 6,516 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Lack of AI or AI agents
NA | Government | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Kenya | KES Kenyan shilling | 100,000 | Yes | Assembly;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hashnode | Stack Overflow;Hashnode | Stack Overflow;Hashnode | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 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) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | Testing code | null | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | 774 | 8 |
6,516 | 6,517 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | 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 | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python | Assembly;C;C++;Rust;Zig | Assembly;C;C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | null | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
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;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 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 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 |
6,517 | 6,518 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | 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) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;Kotlin;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;Snowflake | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;c++23 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;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 | Capability to actually understand code. | 51,486 | 9 |
6,518 | 6,519 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 11 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 3 | Poland | CAD Canadian dollar | 461,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python | Go;Python | Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | BigQuery;PostgreSQL | Couchbase
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | Django;FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Transforming business requirements into features. Maintaining projects over long periods of time. | 336,338 | 6 |
6,519 | 6,520 | 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) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 12 | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 149,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Pacman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | Astro;Next.js;React;Axum | Next.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. Every time a new model comes out I revisit it to see if it’s able to make anything of scale, and every time it starts getting stuck in bugs after a few hours. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Basically same ones that are valuable now. Problem solving and comprehension. Understanding needs, having soft skills, the normal stuff that jobs require. | 149,000 | 8 |
6,520 | 6,521 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
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 | 8 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 85,000 | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Supabase | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Chocolatey;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Node.js;React | Remix v2
Remix v3 | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Zed | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;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 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | 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;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is, but only for things that don't matter. In other words, I wouldn't have built out that feature or script because it wasn't really that necessary, but it was fast enough with vibe coding to be worth it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;Other (please specify): | Pretty much everything, AI will mostly just augment our abilities but I doubt it'll fully replace them for 10+ years | 85,000 | 10 |
6,521 | 6,522 | 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) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Games or coding challenges | 19 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Taiwan | TWD New Taiwan dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | null | Docker | Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Docker | NA
NA | null | jQuery | Node.js;Spring Boot | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Try a brand new coding | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | Try to describe your request to AI | null | 7 |
6,522 | 6,523 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | 4 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 720,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;C#;C++;Python;Zig | Assembly;C#;C++;Python | DSL
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip | Bun;Ninja;NuGet;Pip | NuGet;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | Svelte | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello | GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Bluesky;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Bluesky;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;Bluesky;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Company-sponsored forums | 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 | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Coding for real | 111,975 | 8 |
6,523 | 6,524 | I am a developer by profession | Prefer not to say | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | Raku
Raku | Yes | null | null | null | Raku Red
Raku Red | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;WordPress | Laravel;WordPress | Laravel;WordPress | HARC
HARC | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Coding | 68,071 | 5 |
6,524 | 6,525 | 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.) | Student | 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 | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;MATLAB;Python;R;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust | Python;Rust | Octave, Lean
Lean | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Pip;Poetry | Cargo;Pip | Cargo;Pip | uv, rye
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | VSCodium;Zed | VSCodium;Zed | Helix
Helix | Polars;Large Language Model;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;uv | Rust | Rust | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;Pop!_OS | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | E-Mail
E-Mail | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | 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 | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Developing correct, debuggable code with good design | null | null |
6,525 | 6,526 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | None of the above | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 48 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | Solving real-world problems
NA | null | null | null | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | null | null | Jinja2 (Home Assistant)
Jinja2 (Home Assistant) | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | Home Assistant
Home Assistant | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Message Boards | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | Architecture | null | 8 |
6,526 | 6,527 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | France | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C++;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Ninja;Pip;Poetry;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Personalized agent creation | 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 | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Qdrant;ChromaDB | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Thinking | 58,007 | null |
6,527 | 6,528 | 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 | 31 | 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);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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 31 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | Healthcare | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | PowerShell;SQL | null | null | Terraform
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Azure sql
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | 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 | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Yes | null | 8 |
6,528 | 6,529 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 6 | Student | 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 | 2 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Zig | Assembly;C;Zig | Zig | NA
odin | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Pacman | null | null | zig
zig | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;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) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | 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 | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
6,529 | 6,530 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lua;Python;Rust;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Lua;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | NA
UV | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Zed | Neovim | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;RAG | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, and will not be except for very small tasks | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | The same as now, as being able to evaluate and review AI generated code will always stay relevant, and systems thinking and seeing the bigger picture will always be human work I think | 116,015 | 8 |
6,530 | 6,531 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | 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 | 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) | 5 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Good brand and public image
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | Oracle | Oracle | NA
NA | null | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;npm;Webpack | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Vercel | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;npm | NA
NA | Yes | React | Next.js;React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Ollama | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | 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 | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | null | null | null | null |
6,531 | 6,532 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 21 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | 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 | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Gradle;npm;Pacman;Vite | npm;Pacman;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Nano;Visual Studio Code | Nano;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Arch;iPadOS | Android;Arch | GitHub;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | I'm working with a similar process, but I use the output merely as guidance and "this is one possible way to do this"; generated code is almost never found in my commits. | 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.;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. | 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 | A developer will be needed for the foreseeable future because LLMs and similar are incredibly bad at grasping interconnected mechanisms like even moderately complex coding projects. I think the most viable approach to AI-assisted coding now and in the near future is having the AI generate small, self-contained parts of the project with a dev integrating it all. | null | 8 |
6,532 | 6,533 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 8 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Make;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Make;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Laravel;Node.js;React | Deno;Laravel;React | Deno;Laravel;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PhpStorm | PhpStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | Azure Devops;Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | 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);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it's not. | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding code and code architecture, and differentiating between goode and bad code/architekture and reason why that's the case. Forseing potential problems with a specifc architecture and/or reason about potential problems. | 62,648 | 7 |
6,533 | 6,534 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Make;Ninja;Pip | APT;Make;Ninja;Pip | APT;Make;Ninja;Pip | CMake
CMake | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | Microsoft Teams
NA | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;Hacker News;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 | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | 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.;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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
6,534 | 6,535 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 20 to 99 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 neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C;C#;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | C;C#;MicroPython;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | APT;Docker;Homebrew | APT;Docker;Homebrew | uv
uv | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | 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 | null | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Logical thinking. Understanding hardware and physics. | 160,000 | 10 |
6,535 | 6,536 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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 | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 42 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | null | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 121,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Perl;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make | Docker;Make | Docker;Make | Portainer, Traefik
Portainer, Traefik | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | ExtJS
NA | Yes | Vim | Vim | Vim | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | Portainer, Traefik | Portainer, Traefik | MacOS;iOS | Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | Microsoft Teams, Slack
Slack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | 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 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code | 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 | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Project design, bigger picture things | 121,000 | 8 |
6,536 | 6,537 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 3 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,200,000 | Yes | Kotlin;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Python;SQL | Kotlin;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry | pulumi
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | 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;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | people skills, capability to come up woth a task solvable by the ai | 56,167 | 5 |
6,537 | 6,538 | 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.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 2,000,000 | Yes | C++;Java;Lisp | C;C++;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust | C++;Java;Lisp | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | 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 | 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, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | no, not at all | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | general problem solving | 16,364 | 6 |
6,538 | 6,539 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 29 | Database administrator or engineer | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 4 | Romania | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | BigQuery;MySQL;Redis | MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Vue.js | Laravel;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | it is, but not an essential part. If I either can't find the solution, or I know I need a more concise verison of my response, I'll vibe-code it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Redis | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | understanding the hardware limitations and the reasons that software engineering works the way it does. I think AI agents will be powerful to know HOW, but will not understand WHY, which is a deeply human and philosophical question. | 90,000 | 9 |
6,539 | 6,540 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PHP;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | 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;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Ollama | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | 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 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor 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;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, vibe coding is part of my development work — mainly as a tool for generating code snippets that I can always review and adapt to fit my standards. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Looking ahead 3–5 years, even as AI tools become more advanced, certain core developer skills will remain highly valuable—especially for complex projects like game engines, security systems, low-level tooling, and similar high-performance or critical software. | null | null |
6,540 | 6,541 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Database administrator or engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 12 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | Oracle PL/SQL / SQL Server T-SQL
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | null | 98,612 | 7 |
6,541 | 6,542 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;SQL | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Docker;MSBuild;NuGet;Prometheus | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | 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.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding how frameworks do work under the hood. | 104,413 | 6 |
6,542 | 6,543 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 186,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Splunk | Render
Render | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Express;Node.js;React | SolidJS
SolidJS | Yes | Android Studio;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | RubyMine
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Mastodon
Mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | 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;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Hell no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | All current skills will remain valuable | 186,000 | 9 |
6,543 | 6,544 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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) | 30 | Developer, QA or test | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus | Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Kubernetes;Podman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar 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);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar 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);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’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 | 10 |
6,544 | 6,545 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | 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 | 13 | 7 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;R;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;R;SQL | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PHP;Python;R;SQL | Php, Java, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, C, C++, C#
Python, Php, Java, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, C, C++, C# | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQL, MS ACCESS
SQL, SQLITE, MongoDB | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Supabase | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Supabase | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Django;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | NA
NA | hostinger;RAG;Google Gemini | hostinger;RAG;Google Gemini | hostinger;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, definitely | 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;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | How Vibe Coding Is Redefining Software Development with AI | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support | MCP servers | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server;supabase | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Replit;Perplexity;Bolt.new;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Data Science | null | 10 |
6,545 | 6,546 | 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.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Support engineer or analyst | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 0 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet | NuGet | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | It can be useful for investigating proof-of-concept/starting points, but not a recommended approach for developing solutions used in a production environment. | 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 | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Soft skills, debugging, identifying the best candidates/world problems that software can aid in solving (e.g. distinguishing between the "best uses" for software versus software that will generate the most profit regardless of its useful and positive impact on human civilization) | null | null |
6,546 | 6,547 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | null | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | null | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Fedora | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;AgentGPT | null | null | null | null | 8 |
6,547 | 6,548 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 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;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 16 | Applied scientist | 500 to 999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
open source | Security or privacy concerns
not open source | Transportation, or Supply Chain | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 150,000 | Yes | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv | Ollama | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Documenting code | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | critical thinking. | 204,212 | null |
6,548 | 6,549 | 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) | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 6 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 0 | India | INR Indian rupee | 858,000 | null | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | null | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm | NA
NA | null | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | null | Bolt;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | hostinger;Odoo;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | null | 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 week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,973 | 8 |
6,549 | 6,550 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | 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 | null | 21 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Assembly;GDScript;Go;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;Pip;Poetry | null | null | uv
NA | Yes | Angular;FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | low-level coding (drivers, hardware), architecture, performance-critical systems | 75,410 | 7 |
6,550 | 6,551 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Rust;SQL;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vite | Bun;Cargo;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Svelte | Express;Svelte | Express;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Less than one year | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, most part of my code is understood by me constantly. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Fundamental coding | null | null |
6,551 | 6,552 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 37 | 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 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 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 | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pip;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Yarn | Ansible;APT;Chocolatey;Docker;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Drupal;WordPress | Astro;Drupal;WordPress | Astro;Drupal;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Clickup;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | 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 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 quick help troubleshooting | experience | 104,154 | 8 |
6,552 | 6,553 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 5 | Student | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Norway | NOK Norwegian krone | null | null | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Deno;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte | Deno;Node.js | Deno;Node.js | NA
bun | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
6,553 | 6,554 | 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);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 25,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PHP;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js;React;Svelte | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Tribal knowledge of a codebase | 16,252 | null |
6,554 | 6,555 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Engineering manager | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Other: | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 17 | 10 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C;C#;C++;PowerShell;Python | C#;PowerShell;Python | PostScript
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;SQLite | Redis | null | NA
spacetimedb | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;IBM Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Terraform;Vite | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Bicep
something that isn't a pain to use | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Express;jQuery;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
SignalR, WebAssembly | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Azure Devops;Clickup;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | In-house tool at work
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | 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.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Depends on how familiar I am with the technology I need to use, OR if I am confident that the use case is simple enough that will minimize inaccurate results. | 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: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Inference & adaptability. When new languages, frameworks and features come out, current models will not be able to accurately synthesize quality results based on often lack laster documentation.
Orchestration. Knowledge of how to stick all AI tools together will be a must. | null | 3 |
6,555 | 6,556 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 34 | 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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 44 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 9 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 61,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Python | MATLAB;Python | MATLAB;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;iOS | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine | Confluence;Jira | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | 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;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, not heard of this term. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to problem solve. | 83,046 | 6 |
6,556 | 6,557 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;Vite | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
6,557 | 6,558 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 31 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 42 | DevOps engineer or professional | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 325,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Lua;Perl;PHP;Python;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Prometheus;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Prometheus;Splunk | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Debian | Asana;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 325,000 | 8 |
6,558 | 6,559 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React | Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Express;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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 | null | null | 5 |
6,559 | 6,560 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 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);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 35 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
Hasn't drunk the AI koolaid | Other (please specify):
AI hype indicating lack of focus on real features | null | null | null | null | null | 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;HTML/CSS;MicroPython;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite | APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Astro;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Axum | Astro;Deno;Next.js;React;Svelte;Axum | Astro;React;Svelte;Axum | astro
astro | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | helix
helix | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Monday.com;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | mastodon
mastodon | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | 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;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No - it's about as far from how I code or aspire to code as I can imagine. The whole concept worries and sickens me. It's like the old standard "copy paste from stack overflow without reading", except without the benefit that at least someone (a human someone) could be bothered to type the code in to a reply. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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): | All the current ones, as the hype bubble bursts and puts people off AI and encourages hiring skilled coders to fix all the problems slop will cause. Did you invest heavily in NFTs and web 3.0 by the way? Can we get some AI on the blockchain? Maybe some tulips? | 163,370 | null |
6,560 | 6,561 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua | Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;TypeScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pacman | Cargo;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pacman | Docker;npm;Pacman | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Phoenix | Deno;Django;Express;Phoenix;Axum | Express;Phoenix | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | null | No, but I plan to soon | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | DSA | null | null |
6,561 | 6,562 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 45,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Homebrew;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Yarn | Cloudflare;Composer;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;Sublime Text | PhpStorm;Sublime Text | PhpStorm;Sublime Text | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | 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.;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Every skill | 53,135 | 7 |
6,562 | 6,563 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify):;Books / Physical media | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Prolog;Python;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | XML
XML | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Vite;Yarn | Docker;Vite;Yarn | NA
non-US cloud platforms | Yes | Angular;FastAPI;Next.js;React | Angular;Django;FastAPI;React;Vue.js | Angular;FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | Jetbrains Space
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not yet, but I need to give it a try | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | Developing AI models | null | 4 |
6,563 | 6,564 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 24 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 68,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Go;TypeScript;Zig | Go;TypeScript;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Prometheus;Vite | Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Redmine;Trello | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | 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 (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really. I mostly ask for syntax for things I don‘t regularly use. Not much for actual code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 78,890 | 6 |
6,564 | 6,565 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 500,000 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | CouchDB
CouchDB | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Node.js;Svelte;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio | Rider;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | Markdown File;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | 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 | all | 77,760 | 10 |
6,565 | 6,566 | 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 | None of the above | 24 | 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 | 34 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;Java;SQL | xtend
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Maven (build tool) | Maven (build tool);npm | Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio | Eclipse;Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;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;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | nope | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | analysis, critical thinking, problem solving skills, architecture, creativity | 139,218 | 7 |
6,566 | 6,567 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;Java;Kotlin;Python | Go;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | null | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | 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 daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It can be used for isolated code fragments but need to be inspected and understood thoroughly before they can be committed even if correct. The cost to refactor or change code which nobody in the team has ever seen, especially professional looking code which still has potential bugs is too great to vibe code blindly as the LLM isn't capable of fully doing everything. As long as the LLM cannot do every conceivable change its necessary that at least someone has domain knowledge of what the LLM created. | 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 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. | 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 want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Debugging, Architecture, UX Design, Performance/Security Critical Code | null | null |
6,567 | 6,568 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Zig | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Zig | C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Pip | Ninja | Ninja | ZigBuildSystem
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;Pop!_OS;NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | Tuple
Tuple | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very 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;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 230,000 | 10 |
6,568 | 6,569 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 12 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 130,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Pinecone
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Vite | Digital Ocean;Docker;pnpm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Pop!_OS | MacOS;Pop!_OS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. The software I work on are simply too big for a LLM to be able to effectively contribute to. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | LanceDB;Pinecone | null | Ollama | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | CodeRabbit | 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 | Writing maintainable code. | 94,846 | 9 |
6,569 | 6,570 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, mobile | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | 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 | 4 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | Kotlin | Kotlin | Kotlin | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | Firebase Realtime Database;SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | Firebase;Gradle;Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;YouTrack | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | 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 | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 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 | Handling complex or legacy code | 83,531 | 8 |
6,570 | 6,571 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, front-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 | null | null | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | null | Spain | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | 73,089 | 7 |
6,571 | 6,572 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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);Books / Physical media | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
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 | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Elixir;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Apex
Apex | Yes | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Datomic;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Clickhouse | BigQuery;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Podman;Railway;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Bun;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;New Relic;npm;Podman;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails | Astro;Deno;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte;Vue.js | NestJS;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Lovable.dev;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Xcode | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | hostinger;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;LangGraph | Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;YouTrack | Excalidraw, Draw.io
Excalidraw, Draw.io | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Definitely no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | 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 | null | null | Sentry;New Relic;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Tabnine;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Compute Science Fundamentals | 32,767 | 8 |
6,572 | 6,573 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 26 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 0 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 500,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MySQL | Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;MySQL | couchDB
couchDB | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Android | GitLab;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira | Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | I use git copilot every day when i´m coding so yes. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 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 | i have no idea | 147,071 | 8 |
6,573 | 6,574 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 6 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | C#;Delphi;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Delphi;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | creating new things, maintaining old or undocumented systems | null | 10 |
6,574 | 6,575 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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 | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | Django;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Odoo;Large Language Model;Ollama | Odoo;Large Language Model;Ollama | Odoo;Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, my oppinion is, that generation of whole App create badly maintainable code with problems deploying, that dont fits into infrastructure | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | know deployment enviroment and bussines processes | 51,486 | 9 |
6,575 | 6,576 | 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.) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 34 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform;Yarn | uv, pipenv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | emacs
emacs | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | null | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 217,826 | 8 |
6,576 | 6,577 | 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 | null | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 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 | System administrator | 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 | Other (please specify):
Meets our requirements | Ethical concerns
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 15 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Prometheus | Incus
Incus | Yes | Django;Drupal;FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | NA
AppCode | Pydantic | Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | mkdocs
mkdocs | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Troubleshooting/debugging, comprehending complex systems and interactions, deep/idiomatic understanding of the language being used | 102,142 | null |
6,577 | 6,578 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | Bun;Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite | Cargo;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;jQuery;Node.js;WordPress | Astro;Deno;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Flask;jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Google Colab;Microsoft Planner;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;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);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar 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;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Critical thinking, quick learning, creativity and out the box thinking | null | 8 |
6,578 | 6,579 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 900 | Yes | C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;R;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;R;SQL;TypeScript | batch, haskell
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;WordPress | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Symfony;WordPress | Contao, Joomla
Contao | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | hostinger;Large Language Model | hostinger;Large Language Model | hostinger;Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Job board;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 | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | mostly for some internal or hobby projects where code quality & maintainability are less important and total development time should be kept to a minimum. | 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 reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | bug fixing, setup & deployment, complex problem solving, design | 1,044 | 7 |
6,579 | 6,580 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Go;Lisp;Zig | Assembly;C;Lisp;Zig | Assembly;C;Lisp;Zig | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows | Obsidian;Trello | Obsidian;Trello | Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Yes, I primarily do graphics programming and game engine programming. These are very complex tasks that would require the AI to be able to handle endless sequences of possible events. It is just not feasible for AI to handle such complex tasks right now, and I don't think that will change soon. | null | null |
6,580 | 6,581 | 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) | 29 | 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) | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 15 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 140,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Datomic;H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;H2;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Splunk;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | Ansible;Cargo;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | We use it for learning and code assistance. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have 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 reduced the time spent on specific development 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | GitHub MCP Server | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT | 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 | good decision making | 173,590 | 6 |
6,581 | 6,582 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 32 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 34 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 200,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;MSBuild;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;ChromeOS | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Neutral | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | 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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 200,000 | 9 |
6,582 | 6,583 | 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 | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | null | 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 | 15 | 6 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 34,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Lua | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack | Chocolatey;Docker;Make;MSBuild;Prometheus | Chocolatey;Docker;Make;MSBuild;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows | Clickup;Doxygen;GitLab | Doxygen;Jira | Doxygen | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;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 | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Neo4j | Copilot | Ollama | null | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Learning, thinking critically, being humble and curious. | 39,445 | 7 |
6,583 | 6,584 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
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 | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 330,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Apex
Apex | Yes | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Django;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);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 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | 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 | Other (please specify): | All the skills that are currently valuable, but in particular, CRITICAL THINKING. This is something that is lacking more and more in developers who overuse AI tooling since they depend on these tools too much. | 330,000 | 7 |
6,584 | 6,585 | 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) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MATLAB;PHP;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;Vue.js | Django;Express;Node.js;Vue.js | Laravel
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Odoo | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | 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 | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
6,585 | 6,586 | 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 (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 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);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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) | 4 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 8 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 43,775 | 8 |
6,586 | 6,587 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 81,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | Blazor
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Blazor | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 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 | Architecture, the ability to lay out the design of an application. This will be needed to not only tell AI what to make, but how to make it so that it's still human readable.
Testing and quality assurance. As most of the common issues with AI revolves around "mostly" correct solutions, the ability to verify the integrity and functionality of AI developed code will be a huge help. | 59,096 | 9 |
6,587 | 6,588 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 9 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;Zig | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;COBOL;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;Zig | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;SQLite | DuckDB;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Bun;Cargo;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;pnpm | APT;Bun;Ninja | APT;Bun;Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;Node.js | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | CLion
CLion | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Ubuntu | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 (people) | Comment on Q&A posts
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 | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | I despise and pity the fools who use generative AI for programming and I would never lower myself to such cowardice. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | I do not believe AI tools will ever be able to write good code, so I believe the ability to write fast and safe code will remain crucial. | null | null |
6,588 | 6,589 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 30 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 82,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Sail
Sail | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno | Deno | Deno | Fresh
Fresh | Yes | Aider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | Pydantic;Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows | Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | 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;Videos;Job board | Ask a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, for throwaway tools like visualisations and informational utilities. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 112,317 | 8 |
6,589 | 6,590 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 204,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);New Relic;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;New Relic;npm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;New Relic;npm | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;AngularJS;Express;jQuery;Node.js | jQuery;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | MacOS | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira;Miro;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;Jira | bitbucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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, making design decisions in the context of a specific team or company's priorities, teaching, explaining code or design concepts accurately, configuration | 204,000 | 10 |
6,590 | 6,591 | 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 | 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);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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 25 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | APT;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js | Flask;Node.js | Flask;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 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 | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Pretty much everything. Maybe typing will be a bit less important? | 69,310 | 8 |
6,591 | 6,592 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 1 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 9 | Developer, QA or test | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | 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 at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | 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. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Every single one of them. AI models will get slightly better then hit a plateau. | 65,663 | 9 |
6,592 | 6,593 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 4 | Other (please specify): | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Finland | EUR European Euro | 180,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;Redis | Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;MongoDB;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | fly.io
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React | Django;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | yes for quick experimentations with tools unfamiliar to me | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | AI agents have increased my productivity.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | 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 | Redis;ChromaDB;Pinecone | openai agents sdk, huggingface, langchain & langgraph | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | 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 | interaction with software consumers - applying computer science. Also scientific basis for coding a designing completely novel tools, including programming languages etc. Probably incorporating ict to other technology too | 208,826 | null |
6,593 | 6,594 | 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 | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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);Other (please specify): | 6 | Academic researcher | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C++;JavaScript;Lua;Python | C;Lisp | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim | Neovim | Neovim | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Arch | Ubuntu;Arch | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;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 | 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 | 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.);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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Yes, it is. When I am developing at work, my direct management is mostly concerned with me producing results quickly. Vibe coding helps me do that. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Computational thinking skills, as you may find defined in academic literature on computer science pedagogy, will remain very important. AI will be able to do very complex tasks, on par with software engineers, but humans may still need to guide their work. For this, we should be able to understand what they are doing and why. | 100,000 | null |
6,594 | 6,595 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 7 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | C#;Go | C#;Rust;Zig | C# | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider | Rider | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, although AI is risky in that it makes you lazy. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Writing readable code, secure programming, code auditing, debugging/testing, writing documentation/specifications. | null | null |
6,595 | 6,596 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 8 | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | 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.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
6,596 | 6,597 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Fintech | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 1,400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | H2;InfluxDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | 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 | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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 | 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 | Redis;Neo4j;GitHub MCP Server;Pinecone | null | Vertex AI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Zapier;Haystack | null | Grafana + Prometheus | 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 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 | 217,729 | 7 |
6,597 | 6,598 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 36 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 42 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 229,000 | Yes | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | C#;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Fastify | ASP.NET Core;Fastify | ASP.NET Core;Fastify | 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 | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot 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 every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all at this point | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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;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 | Design and architecture | 229,000 | 8 |
6,598 | 6,599 | 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;Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Popularity | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
Friendly coworkers | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Poetry;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte;WordPress | FastAPI;Node.js;React;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | CodinGame
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Testing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | 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. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Debugging and Architecture | 150,000 | 9 |
6,599 | 6,600 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | 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 | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Heavy use of AI | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 10 | France | EUR European Euro | 70,560 | Yes | C;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Objective-C
Objective-C | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Webpack | Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Deno;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iPadOS | Windows;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Software architecture and security insights | 81,860 | 9 |
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