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14
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
18
Developer, mobile
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
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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
10
5
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175,000
Yes
C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift
Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift
Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
NA NA
Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;SwiftData;Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Substack
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
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NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
175,000
10
7,101
7,102
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
6
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reliability and low latency 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
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
49,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Vite
APT;Cargo;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite
APT;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Laravel;Vue.js
Laravel;Vue.js
Laravel;Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows
MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Notion
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
YouTube;LinkedIn
YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
null
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.
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
problem decomposition
66,709
8
7,102
7,103
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
8
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Other:
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
IRR Iranian rial
400,000,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;Redis
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MySQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;npm
Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm
Docker;npm
NA NA
Yes
Express;jQuery;Laravel
Express;Laravel;Node.js
Express;Laravel
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Android Studio;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;Android
Ubuntu
GitHub
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub
NA NA
YouTube;LinkedIn
YouTube;LinkedIn
YouTube;LinkedIn
Telegram NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Deployment and monitoring
Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;IT operations;Marketing
null
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
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
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
Redis
null
Ollama
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
9,496
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7,103
7,104
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25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
7
Academic researcher
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
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Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
3
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++
Haskell, TeX Flutter
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
null
null
NA NA
c++23
c++23
c++23
null
null
Ubuntu;Arch
Ubuntu;Arch
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Coding challenges
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unsure
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
nah
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
missclick
null
missclick
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine
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
human interaction
null
null
7,104
7,105
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
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;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
18
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
4
Germany
EUR European Euro
60,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Go;Python
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;pnpm
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;Vue.js
Svelte
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
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
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Testing code
Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
complex architectures, optimizing multiple systems to work together efficiently
69,609
null
7,105
7,106
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
4
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Costs are manageable NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
2
2
Algeria
DZD Algerian dinar
0
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
Django;Spring Boot
Angular;Spring Boot
Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Debian
Windows;Debian
GitHub
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub
NA NA
LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
null
Between 1 and 3 years
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics
Project planning;Documenting code
Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
I don’t use AI tools regularly
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Integration with external agents and APIs
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
ChatGPT;Google Gemini
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
null
7,106
7,107
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
14
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
15
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
Ireland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C#;Python
Python
Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Datadog;Docker;MSBuild;New Relic;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Job board
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
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;Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics
Deployment and monitoring
null
Documenting code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
not yet, but I dont think it will work as expected without knowing full context of the projects
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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
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
AI can solve the problem, but not sure whether it will be the optimal solution required for the business context. so,choosing the right option to fix the problem is still something that human own. (Analytical and Problem solving).
null
6
7,107
7,108
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
14
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
3
Italy
EUR European Euro
34,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Yarn
Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform
Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Make;Pacman;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim
Neovim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
null
Arch
Arch
Confluence;GitHub;YouTrack
GitHub;YouTrack
GitHub;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch
Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
More than half the time
No, and I don't plan to
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
no
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
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 quick help troubleshooting
Reasoning and flexibility
39,445
8
7,108
7,109
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
6
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, front-end
null
null
null
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
2
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
243,024
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;npm;Prometheus;Webpack
Docker;Homebrew;npm
Docker;Homebrew;npm
NA NA
Yes
Angular
Angular;Spring Boot
Angular
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Redmine
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Azure Devops;GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
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
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Leadership and soft skills and being emotionally smart.
66,321
8
7,109
7,110
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time)
2
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
14
Academic researcher
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Higher Education
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
50,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python
Julia, Mathematica Julia, Mathematica
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew
Docker;Kubernetes
Docker
apt, snap apt, snap
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Ubuntu;Red Hat;Fedora
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab
Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Twitch;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Coding challenges
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Not at all
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Expert knowledge
58,007
6
7,110
7,111
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
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)
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)
39
Architect, software or solutions
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
null
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Scala;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Splunk;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Terraform
NA Knative
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim
NA NA
Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora
Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Monday.com
Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
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
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I haven’t encountered any problems
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.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
all in realm of fundamental computer science
null
null
7,111
7,112
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Retired
None of the above
40
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
40
Developer, front-end
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
null
null
null
15
United States of America
USD United States dollar
120,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
SQLite
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet
Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;NuGet
npm;NuGet
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Red Hat
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Google Workspace
GitHub
NA NA
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
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
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
null
null
null
When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
I think AI will eliminate most jobs related to programming computers.
120,000
10
7,112
7,113
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
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
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp
5
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
null
Software Development
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Iran, Islamic Republic of...
IRR Iranian rial
null
Yes
C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell
C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell
C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Datadog
APT;Cargo
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
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
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
null
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics
Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Not at all or minimally
Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Robotics
null
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
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:
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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
ChromaDB;Zep
null
LangChain;Martian
null
Honeycomb;Grafana + Prometheus;arize
null
ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
6
7,113
7,114
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Other (please specify):
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
8
United States of America
USD United States dollar
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
COBOL;R;SQL
null
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB
Databricks SQL;MySQL
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;WordPress
React
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion
null
null
Dropbox Paper NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Ask a question NA
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
A little for lower-level languages
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 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 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
The resiliency to say that something can and should be better.
80,000
null
7,114
7,115
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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
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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
15
Developer, back-end
5,000 to 9,999 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
Government
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
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
80,000
Yes
C#;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
Teams NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
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
I have used vibe coding as part of a low impact personal project to experience that type of development.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Any technical project will always need people who can communicate with the non-technical team members.
80,000
8
7,115
7,116
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 (10-19 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
7
Student
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
null
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
2
Germany
EUR European Euro
14,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Pip;Podman
Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman
Cargo;Docker;Make;Pacman;Podman
paru paru
Yes
null
null
null
NA Flutter
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim
DataSpell DataSpell
null
null
null
null
null
iOS;Arch
Windows;Ubuntu;Arch
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
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;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;Other (write in):
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Being competent and creative in niches where AI doesn't have enough data
16,242
5
7,116
7,117
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
9
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;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
12
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
75,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Databricks SQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Node.js;React
Angular;ASP.NET Core;React
Angular;ASP.NET Core;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
Windows
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;LinkedIn;Medium
Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work)
Dev.to
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning
Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Copying and pasting code directly from AI tool, with little or no understanding of what is doing
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
AutoGen (Microsoft);Zapier
null
Snyk
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Domain knowledge, knowing why things work the way they do
102,106
10
7,117
7,118
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
4
Developer, front-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Retail and Consumer Services
Job stability and career growth with a single employer Good work processes
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
4
Russian Federation
RUB Russian ruble
2,344,824
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;SQL
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
npm;Vite;Webpack
Composer;Docker;Make
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Neovim
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
null
Confluence;GitLab;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
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
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
I doubt things will radically change within 3-5 years
29,919
5
7,118
7,119
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
11
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
8
Hungary
HUF Hungarian forint
9,000,000
Yes
Python;R;SQL
Java;Python;R;SQL
Python;R;SQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Pip
Docker;Maven (build tool);Pip
Docker;Pip
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Fedora
null
Markdown File
Markdown File
Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models
Groq, Fooocus 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
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;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
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Personalized agent creation
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
ChromaDB
null
Llama Index;Ollama;LangChain
null
null
null
ChatGPT
Deepseek, Grok
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
debugging, specification writing, reviewing
26,025
null
7,119
7,120
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
17
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
23
Project manager
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
13
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL
Lua;Python;Rust
Lua;Python;Rust
LaTeX LaTeX
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Pip
Cargo;Pip
Cargo;Pip
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Yew Yew
Yes
Vim
Vim
Vim
Kate Kate
null
null
null
null
null
Debian
Windows;Debian
Azure Devops;Doxygen;Markdown File
Azure Devops;Markdown File
Azure Devops;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
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
Highly 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
null
Language processing
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices
null
116,015
null
7,120
7,121
I am a developer by profession
65 years or older
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
49
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;Other (please specify):
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
51
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Poor usability NA
null
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
9
United States of America
USD United States dollar
0
Yes
C#;Delphi;JavaScript;R;SQL;TypeScript
C#;Delphi;F#;Go;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;Delphi;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm
Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
ASP.NET;Blazor;Django;Node.js;React;Vue.js
Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
RAD Studio RAD Studio
Delphi 12+ Athens
Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Not at this time. I may use it in the future to get suggestions on how to solve a problem; there will be heavy analysis of the answers. If I don't understand it, I won't use it.
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
Problem solving Debugging
null
3
7,121
7,122
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
17
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
20
Developer, front-end
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
null
Israel
ILS Israeli new shekel
487,538
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular
Angular
Angular
NA NA
Yes
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
PhpStorm
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;ChromeOS
MacOS
GitHub;Jira
GitHub
GitHub
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 GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;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 have played around with it a bit but it is not the main part of my professional development
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Customer service support
Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
LangMem
null
LangChain;LangGraph
null
LangSmith;Langfuse
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
jules
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
143,406
7
7,122
7,123
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
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)
3
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
20
China
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Rust
C++;Zig
null
nix elisp
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Flask;Axum
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
emacs,helix emacs
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
null
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
read
null
null
7,123
7,124
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Other (please specify):
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
15
Student
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Other (please specify): lacks antifeatures (e.g. parallelisation that's slower than single-threading)
Ethical concerns AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
Computer Systems Design and Services
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
20,000
Yes
C;HTML/CSS;Prolog;Python;R;Rust
C;HTML/CSS;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust;SQL
C;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust
Tcl Tcl, Binary Lambda Calculus
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Cargo
APT;Cargo
APT;Cargo
Git Git, Codeberg CI
Yes
null
null
null
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript HTML5, CSS
Yes
Nano
null
null
Geany, Mousepad Geany, Mousepad, Wine Notepad
null
null
null
null
null
Debian
Debian
Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis
Wikis
Wikis
Codeberg NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange
NA IRC
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
A few times per week
Other (write in):
Other (write in): Read the contents of the page, without having to dismiss three or four intrusive popups
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Testing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
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
Emphatically no. It's a waste of time, a waste of resources, and the exploitation of unpaid labour, and I don't know how to describe the power structures it promotes except "fascist" (a much over-used adjective, although increasingly accurate of late).
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.;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.;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 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;Other (please specify):
False premise. In 3–5 years, the current AI systems will not improve, people will realise they don't work, and we'll be left with the void of virtually no progress having been made on the systems that do actually work in that time, because all the funding was sucked away by the hype.
27,228
null
7,124
7,125
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
12
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
C;HTML/CSS
C;HTML/CSS
Odin, Elm Odin
Yes
MariaDB;SQLite
MariaDB;SQLite
MariaDB;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian
null
null
Forgejo Forgejo
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI 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;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Everything that was relevant for programmers for the past 50 years, plus knowing when it's useful to use LLMs.
null
6
7,125
7,126
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
12
Developer, back-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
71,500
Yes
Assembly;COBOL;SQL;TypeScript
COBOL;SQL;TypeScript
COBOL;SQL;TypeScript
Easytrieve, JCL Easytrieve, JCL
Yes
IBM DB2
IBM DB2
IBM DB2
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;iPadOS
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase
Learning new concepts or technologies
Other (write in):
Absolutely not. I would never have code that would compile.
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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.
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 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.
71,500
6
7,126
7,127
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
5
Student
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NA NA
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7,127
7,128
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)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,128
7,129
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Other (please specify):
Employed
None of the above
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
4
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Other:
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7
7,129
7,130
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
10
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
null
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Poland
USD United States dollar
74,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL
HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Heroku;npm;Pip;Webpack;Yarn
Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure
Datadog;Docker
NA NA
Yes
Angular;React;Ruby on Rails;Vue.js
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android
MacOS;Ubuntu
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Miro
GitHub;Miro
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord
Stack Overflow;Discord
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing 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
no
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.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
74,000
4
7,130
7,131
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
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);Games or coding challenges
null
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,131
7,132
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
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, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,132
7,133
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
7
DevOps engineer or professional
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
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,133
7,134
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
12
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
250,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;OCaml;Ruby;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Lisp;OCaml;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Lisp;OCaml
Haskell Haskell
Yes
Dynamodb;Neo4J;PostgreSQL
Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
Neo4J;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Terraform
APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make
APT;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA
IntelliJ IDEA
Emacs,Goland Emacs,Goland
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv
Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv
null
null
MacOS;Arch;NixOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
NA NA
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
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.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
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
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
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
No, I use LLM prompts to hint me towards answers that I then vet on my own
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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
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
The ability to project plan, prioritize, and architect solutions. I believe AI can "code" but they can't "engineer". Current college graduates who rely on it are not fully understanding how to solve problems. They just know how to write a script to do "X", not why we would want to do "X" or perhaps to "Y" instead
250,000
9
7,134
7,135
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,135
7,136
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
7,136
7,137
I code primarily as a hobby
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
8
Applied scientist
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,137
7,138
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)
27
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Blogs or podcasts
26
Developer, AI apps or physical AI
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,138
7,139
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
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
Other (please specify):
10
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Media & Advertising Services
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL
C#;Scala
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
Clickup;GitHub
null
null
NA NA
Discord;YouTube;Twitch
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
IT operations;Marketing
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7
7,139
7,140
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
16
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
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
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
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Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
133,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;Java
Go;HTML/CSS;Java
Go;HTML/CSS;Java
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore
BigQuery;Cloud Firestore
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform
Ansible;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Terraform
Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
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GWT NA
Yes
Cursor;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Cursor;Eclipse;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Eclipse;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini
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Windows
Windows
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
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Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Committing and reviewing code
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Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No. I recently understand for myself what it is via Cursor IDE, but there's no way you can "just go with it"
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity
Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
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.
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AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
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It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Problem solving, adapting, communicating, learning how to apply new tools
97,035
8
7,140
7,141
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.)
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
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
10
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Energy
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7,141
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I code primarily as a hobby
Prefer not to say
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7,142
7,143
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
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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
14
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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7,143
7,144
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
7
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
10
Developer, embedded applications or devices
Less than 20 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
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,144
7,145
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
2
Developer, full-stack
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School
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null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
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Philippines
PHP Philippine peso
10,000
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
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Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
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7,145
7,146
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
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7,146
7,147
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
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7,147
7,148
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
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7,148
7,149
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
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7,149
7,150
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
14
Developer, mobile
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Manufacturing
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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China
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
300,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python
C++;Java;Kotlin;Python
C++;Java;Kotlin;Python
NA NA
No
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NA NA
No
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NA NA
No
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NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio
Android Studio
NA NA
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null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models)
Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once per month or monthly
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
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NO
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
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5
7,150
7,151
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
33
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
43
Developer, embedded applications or devices
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
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7,151
7,152
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
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;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);Colleague or on-the-job training
10
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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7,152
7,153
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
36
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
36
Developer, full-stack
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No
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7,154
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Other (please specify):
I prefer not to say
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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
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7,154
7,155
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
4
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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
11
Student
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
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7,155
7,156
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
20
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing 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
null
Estonia
EUR European Euro
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
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7
7,156
7,157
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
16
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
19
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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5
7,157
7,158
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
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
16
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
null
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
840,000
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
null
Search for answers
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
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.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I 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
Understanding business needs
88,050
10
7,158
7,159
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)
7
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null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,159
7,160
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 (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);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Coding Bootcamp
15
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,160
7,161
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,161
7,162
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.)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
20
DevOps engineer or professional
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,162
7,163
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
21
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
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7,163
7,164
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
null
null
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Germany
EUR European Euro
91,000
Yes
Dart;Java;SQL
Dart;Go;Java;SQL
Dart;Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
H2;Oracle;PostgreSQL
Cloud Firestore;H2;PostgreSQL
H2;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Gradle;Pacman
Docker;Gradle;Pacman;Podman
Docker;Gradle;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot;WordPress
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;VSCodium
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Arch
Windows
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once per month or monthly
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
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Search for answers
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
problem solving, architetcutre, integrating different IT solutions, understanding domain
105,573
8
7,164
7,165
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
25
Product manager
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
230,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;PowerShell
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;PowerShell
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio
Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat;ChromeOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Less than once per month or monthly
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Debugging or fixing code
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;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
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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
understanding to be able to sanity-check
230,000
8
7,165
7,166
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);Attending school (part-time)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
7
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Manufacturing
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
No
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7
7,166
7,167
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
4
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
5
Developer, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
6
8
Afghanistan
USD United States dollar
5,200
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
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null
5,200
5
7,167
7,168
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
6
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,168
7,169
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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7,169
7,170
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
7
Developer, full-stack
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7,170
7,171
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
25
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
6
Spain
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
C#;Kotlin;Lisp;Prolog
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL
Elasticsearch
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Homebrew;npm;Pip;Webpack
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu
Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning 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
Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
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;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.
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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Supervise what AI does
null
6
7,171
7,172
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
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
17
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Other:
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
146,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails
React;Ruby on Rails
React;Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;Visual Studio Code
null
null
Emacs Emacs
hostinger
null
null
null
null
Debian
MacOS
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Solving problems that are more complex than "calculate pi"
146,000
10
7,172
7,173
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
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
United States of America
USD United States dollar
130,000
Yes
C;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
C;Elixir;Erlang;Java;JavaScript;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
C;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam
purescript purescript
Yes
MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
PostgreSQL;Redis
Redis
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Splunk
Bun;Cargo;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Podman
Docker;Make;npm;Pacman
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Express;Node.js
Angular;Express;Node.js;Phoenix;Axum
Angular;Express;Node.js
NA lustre
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Fedora
MacOS;Fedora
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
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
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Documenting 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
hell 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 fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify):
UI/UX, troubleshooting, highly specified knowledge, translating customer requests to actionable changes ie understanding what end users really need vs just making what they say they want
130,000
8
7,173
7,174
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Architect, software or solutions
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7,174
7,175
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
24
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;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;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
40
Data scientist
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7,175
7,176
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
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
13
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
5
Turkey
USD United States dollar
90,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java
Go
Go
NA NA
Yes
H2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB
Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes
Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
null
null
Gorilla/Mux NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;Jira
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hashnode;X;LinkedIn
Reddit;Hashnode;X;LinkedIn
Reddit;Hashnode;X;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Pro 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
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics;Search for answers
null
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code
Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Vibe coding is part of it.
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Soft skills: communication, building trust among people. Hard skills: computer science fundamentals.
90,000
null
7,176
7,177
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
null
21
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
35
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7,177
7,178
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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
30
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
40
DevOps engineer or professional
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
7,178
7,179
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
null
7,179
7,180
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
5
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,180
7,181
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
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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7,181
7,182
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
5
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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7,182
7,183
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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7,183
7,184
I am a developer by profession
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)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
9
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
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7,184
7,185
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
7
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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7,185
7,186
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
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
18
Developer, mobile
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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7,186
7,187
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
17
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7,187
7,188
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
13
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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7,189
I am a developer by profession
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)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Other (please specify):;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
7
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
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7,189
7,190
I code primarily as a hobby
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Not employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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7,190
7,191
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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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)
14
Data scientist
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
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7,191
7,192
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
1
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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Developer, full-stack
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7,192
7,193
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
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)
5
Developer, full-stack
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
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
4
Zambia
ZMW Zambian kwacha
78,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
Elixir;Erlang
Elixir;Erlang
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Podman;Supabase
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Supabase
NA NA
Yes
Django;Phoenix
Angular;Phoenix
Phoenix
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed
Claude Code;Neovim;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed
Claude Code;Neovim;VSCodium;Windsurf;Zed
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora;Pop!_OS
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Pop!_OS
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Substack
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Substack
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;Substack
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);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 weekly
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
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Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
No
No, but I plan to
Not at all or minimally
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My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
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7,194
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
17
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
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17
Developer, full-stack
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null
No
Work
Other (please specify): I don't endorse shit
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Government
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7,194
7,195
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
3
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Control over the level of quality in projects NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
2
2
United Arab Emirates
INR Indian rupee
32
Yes
C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
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NA NA
Yes
MySQL
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Direct messaging of users
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Yes, definitely
Rarely, almost never
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7,196
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
12
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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Developer, back-end
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
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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Latvia
EUR European Euro
57,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Go;PHP;Rust;TypeScript
Go;PHP;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
MariaDB;Redis;SQLite
Meilisearch Meilisearch
Yes
Ansible;APT;Cargo;Composer;Docker;npm;Podman;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Ansible;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Podman;Vite
Ansible;Cargo;Composer;Docker;Podman;Vite
NA Nomad
Yes
jQuery;Laravel;Vue.js
Symfony;Vue.js
Vue.js
NA NA
Yes
Neovim;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Neovim;PhpStorm;RustRover
Neovim;PhpStorm
GoLand GoLand
Large Language Model
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null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Wikis
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null
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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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
Unsure
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
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AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Not at all or minimally
Software engineering
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AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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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.;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
Redis
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Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus
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ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
JetBrains AI Assistant, JetBrains Junie, Windsurf (previously Codeium)
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Why would the skills change? Good devs will remain good devs, bad devs will remain bad devs. The only difference is that bad devs will churn out code much more quickly (not necessarily a good thing).
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7,196
7,197
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
null
8
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
16
Developer, back-end
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null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,197
7,198
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
5
AI/ML engineer
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null
null
null
Personal Project
null
Poor usability NA
null
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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7,198
7,199
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
14
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training
22
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
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7,199
7,200
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
5
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