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800 | 801 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | 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 | 20 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis | CouchDB
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Prometheus;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Cursor;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
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NA | Fintech | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;Gradle;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure | null | null | azure
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
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NA | Yes | SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | null | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud | Firebase | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA | Firebase Studio
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Android | MacOS;Android | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | NA
NA | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Hacker News;Bluesky | Hacker News;Bluesky | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;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 | I've been trying it out, but results have not been great so it's not a significant part of my workflow. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions | Debugging and any work that requires significant thought | 160,000 | 6 |
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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
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Clojure, Idris, Scheme, | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Debian | Confluence;Doxygen;Jira | GitHub;Markdown File | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Delphi;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;Lua;OCaml;Perl;Prolog;Python;R;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Erlang;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;OCaml;Python;Rust | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;DuckDB;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);NuGet;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Django;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;WordPress | Django;Flask | Django;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Visual Studio Code | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Debian;Linux (non-WSL);ChromeOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | 7 |
805 | 806 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | 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, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 94 | 4 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 110,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Perl;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;JavaScript;Perl | C#;JavaScript;Perl | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | MySQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;NuGet | FinalBuilder
FinalBuilder | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Android | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Come up with specialized solutions | 136,392 | 8 |
806 | 807 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 12 | Developer, mobile | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Objective-C
NA | Yes | BigQuery | BigQuery | BigQuery | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Vercel | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Vercel;Yarn | Cargo;Digital Ocean;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Vercel | Bazel
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Helix
Helix | 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 | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Obsidian | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Coda;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
Craft | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not really - tried it a bit, was fun for prototyping but not much beyond it | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 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 | Debugging, bug fixing, planning and reasoning about good code structure. Code review, to ensure generated code is legit | 217,826 | 9 |
807 | 808 | 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.) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 27 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
Bad documentation | Higher Education | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | MariaDB | MariaDB | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | Composer;npm;Pip | Composer;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Symfony | Symfony | Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;PyCharm | PhpStorm;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Mastodon
Mastodon | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Vibe coding is our doomsday, worst idea in computer science ever. | 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.;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: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to 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 | Still be able to think critically will be key, also knowing how code works. | 58,007 | 7 |
808 | 809 | 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 | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 22 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Delphi;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Prometheus;Terraform;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React;Symfony | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PhpStorm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello;Wikis | Markdown File | Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No but there are Plans from Management to do so | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 110,214 | 2 |
809 | 810 | 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 | 19 | 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;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | 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 | 5 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 85,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;Java;JavaScript;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;TypeScript | C;C++ | C;C++ | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet | Docker;Make;MSBuild | Docker;Make;MSBuild | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Doxygen;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 98,612 | 7 |
810 | 811 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lisp;PowerShell | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Elixir;Erlang;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Lisp;PowerShell | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Lisp;PowerShell | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Wikis | org-mode
org-mode | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Videos;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | null |
811 | 812 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Other (please specify): | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 10 | Database administrator or engineer | null | null | null | null | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | OOP, React
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;Django;Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them, you may just need a smaller staff, but AI is a tool, not a human being with practical understanding of the world we live in, AI does NOT! | null | null |
812 | 813 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 140,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Snowflake;SQLite | Cosmos DB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | RAG | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Solution Architecture | 173,590 | null |
813 | 814 | 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 | 33 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 30 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | 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 | supabase | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The same as always: Know what one is doing. | 87,011 | 5 |
814 | 815 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 17 | 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 | 22 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 0 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | QML
QML | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;Ninja;Pacman | Ninja | Ninja | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | Hugo
Hugo | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | GitLab;Wikis | GitLab;Wikis | GitLab;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Discuss
Discuss | No | null | null | null | 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 | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Communication, collaboration, debugging, deep understanding, documentation, actual programming skills. The premise of this question seems to assume that AI will render the craft of programming obsolete, but this is false, same as if you proposed that AI would render the crafts of writing, drawing, or music obsolete. | 120,000 | null |
815 | 816 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 31 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 36 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Robust and complete API
vast community support | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | 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 | 8 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 170,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | IBM DB2;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Node.js | AngularJS;ASP.NET;jQuery;Node.js;React | AngularJS;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello;Wikis | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | not a part of my work at all | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | system design, requirements and specification authoring | 170,000 | 9 |
816 | 817 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 5 | Other (please specify): | I don’t know | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Python | null | null | NA
NA | null | Elasticsearch | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | null | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Obsidian | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Substack;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | null | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Absolutely not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to code a robust system that at all times can be explained in behaviour. | null | null |
817 | 818 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 10 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Insurance | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | DuckDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | DuckDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;React | jQuery;React | jQuery;React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | 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.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | Copilot | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 102,106 | null |
818 | 819 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 19 | 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 | 23 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | null | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | 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 | 10 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;MicroPython;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;MicroPython;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;MicroPython;Python | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;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 | Less than half of the time | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 150,000 | 4 |
819 | 820 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 62,000 | Yes | C++;Python | C++;Python | C++;Python | Tcl
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | 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 | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No
| No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 84,408 | 8 |
820 | 821 | 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.) | 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);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) | 25 | Developer, front-end | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | 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 | 20 | 25 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 272,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Deno;Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | Deno;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Neovim | Claude Code;Neovim | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | Other (write in):
just get the answer to something | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | 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 | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | understanding and explaining problems to others | 272,000 | 8 |
821 | 822 | 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 | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 35 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 210,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;jQuery;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular;AngularJS;Node.js;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | copilot
copilot | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no, vibecoding is bs | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 compare different solutions;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Applying AI agents on the workflow. | 153,213 | 7 |
822 | 823 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 16 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Other: | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;npm;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Literally all of them. | null | 8 |
823 | 824 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 3 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 25,500 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Angular;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Multiple times per day | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | The comprehension that humans have on programming something
| 29,584 | 8 |
824 | 825 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | MySQL;SQLite;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Gradle;Make;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;pnpm;Supabase | APT;Cloudflare;pnpm;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Astro;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, and it should not be. | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | 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 | Debugging and troubleshooting will almost always be something AI will struggle with, as well as generating almost entire files of code will be very inaccurate | null | null |
825 | 826 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Terraform;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Pip;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;Pip;Vercel | uv,pipenv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;jQuery | FastAPI;jQuery;Vue.js | FastAPI;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File;Notion;Trello | Airtable;Asana;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File | Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Linear;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Amazon Titan models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Not really | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication | null | 6 |
826 | 827 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | AI/ML engineer | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 340,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Java;Python;R;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Python;R;Scala;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;MySQL | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch | Databricks SQL | Athena, Glue, Unity
Unity | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Polars;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub | Confluence;GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Slightly. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Judgment about repercussions of actions | 340,000 | 9 |
827 | 828 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 132,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Drupal;jQuery;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Drupal;Laravel;Symfony;Vue.js | Drupal;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Pop!_OS | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub;Obsidian | Teamwork
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Overall system architecture, troubleshooting 3rd party integrations, eliciting requirements from clients, configuring and troubleshooting low-level network issues (DNS, TLS, VPNs, etc) | 132,000 | 7 |
828 | 829 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 6 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 98,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | JavaScript;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Yarn | Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Xcode;Zed | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | SwiftData;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | SwiftData;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing 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 am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 71,499 | 7 |
829 | 830 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | 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;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cassandra;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;npm;Pip;Yarn | Docker;npm;Pip;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Django;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | GitHub;Google Colab;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Replit;Lovable.dev | 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 | Problem solving | 46,406 | 8 |
830 | 831 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Healthcare | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 40,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++ | clojure
clojure | Yes | Datomic;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Datomic;PostgreSQL | Datomic;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Make;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | React | React | React | fulcro
fulcro | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | NixOS | NixOS | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;Wikis | GitLab;Miro;Wikis | GitLab;Miro;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | specialized skills | 115,666 | 7 |
831 | 832 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | null | Retail and Consumer Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | null | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Poetry;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS;ChromeOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | Google Workspace;Jira | Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Critical thinking, problem-solving, and deep understanding of systems and customer base | 80,000 | null |
832 | 833 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 32 | 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 | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 73,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS | Elixir;HTML/CSS | tcl
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Vim | Neovim;Vim | Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Fuck no! | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | TDD, refactoring, communication with customers, common sense, incremental design. | 99,383 | 7 |
833 | 834 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., 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 | 19 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Absence of genAI | Prohibitive pricing
Any presence of genAI | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
No genAI | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C;C++ | C++;Rust | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Trello | Quire
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Never | 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;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;Other (please specify): | All the same skills as before AI. Current AI approaches have already peaked and are downhill from here. I don't believe significantly better AI approaches will happen in my lifetime. | 60,000 | 10 |
834 | 835 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 300,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Flask;Next.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | NA
NA | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro 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 | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Roo code (Roo-Cline) | null | 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 | null | 54,611 | 8 |
835 | 836 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 30 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 278,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | null | null | rxdb
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;iOS | null | GitHub;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 202,824 | 10 |
836 | 837 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | 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) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 2 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
FEDRamp | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 9 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 240,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
Flutter | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Splunk;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode;Zed | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;Red Hat | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Committing and reviewing code | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I use vibe coding quite often. I tell it what I need and then I review it and test it. I will make adjusts if I can, or I'll ask the AI to make the adjustments and repeat the process. | 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. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Evaluating code and making sure there are no security concerns and privacy concerns. | 240,000 | null |
837 | 838 | 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 | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 23,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Not at all. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | Analise and define problems. | 26,683 | 7 |
838 | 839 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 17 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 15 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 0 | Yes | C;C#;C++;JavaScript;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;Go;Rust | C;C#;C++ | GLSL, HLSL, VHDL, Verilog, Markdown
GLSL, HLSL, VHDL, Verilog, Markdown, Slang | Yes | PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Podman;Yarn | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Cloudflare;Podman | Conan, CMake
Conan, CMake, Vault | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;RustRover;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
IAR | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File | OneDev
OneDev | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
Codidact | 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 | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | null | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | My innate ability to plug probes into a devboard or physically touch an oscilloscope. The trust the FDA has in me over a computer it can't validate. | null | 1 |
839 | 840 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Turkey | TRY Turkish lira | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;npm;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;NuGet;Vercel;Vite | Docker;npm;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 7 |
840 | 841 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python | C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Pip;Poetry | Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | Docker;MSBuild;Ninja;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
841 | 842 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Insurance | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 15 | Colombia | COP Colombian peso | 80,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Miro;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;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 | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 19,575 | 9 |
842 | 843 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Developer, QA or test | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Other: | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 4 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | Yes | C++;JavaScript;Python | C#;C++;JavaScript | C++;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no. just for one-of's or single use scripts | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | systems architecture, ux, mission critical code | null | null |
843 | 844 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 19 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 12 | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Xcode | null | null | QtCreator
QtCreator | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Solving problems, making decisions, mentoring | null | 8 |
844 | 845 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Data scientist | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Higher Education | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 103,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;Go;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | Tcl
Tcl | Yes | DuckDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;NuGet;Pip;Yarn | Conda, Mamba, Pipx
Conda, Mamba, Pipx | Yes | Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | Django;jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Vim;Visual Studio | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | not really but aspects of it are | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I 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 | design of complex systems and critical thinking | 103,000 | 7 |
845 | 846 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 33 | 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;Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 36 | DevOps engineer or professional | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 50 | 10 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 220,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Perl;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Lovable.dev;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | BBEdit
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Miro;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform | 255,232 | 8 |
846 | 847 | 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.) | 12 | 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 | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Markdown File;Miro | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | AI agents have 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 improved collaboration within my team. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding requirements. | null | 6 |
847 | 848 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 104,000 | Yes | COBOL;Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | COBOL;Go;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | COBOL;Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | RPG
NA | Yes | IBM DB2 | IBM DB2 | IBM DB2 | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | All of them, I do not see devs going away due to AI. | 104,000 | 10 |
848 | 849 | 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 | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | null | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Ethic and meaningfullness of the work | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | France | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL | C#;Kotlin;Python;TypeScript | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Next.js | Node.js;React | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Medium | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unsure | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | 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 don’t use AI tools regularly | I'm new to this vibe coding thing, that I'm testing for a completely new, big, personnal project I'm making, on a language I don't know. I'm expecting to gain time and learn stuff at the same time using this, thanks to my previous developer knowledge. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | ES cloud AI agent (forgot the name) | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | there will be more devops and architecture needed, but less "low skilled developper" and junior needed, as hiring a junior will cost more than using an AI. In time, maybe even the senior will be replaced with AI, with only a few IT people managing a full stack. It will take a few decades though in my opinion. | 92,812 | 6 |
849 | 850 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | School | Other (please specify):
Popularity | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 10,800 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase | Indexeddb
Indexeddb | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Fastify;jQuery;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Testing code | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Ability to understand clients, writing something completely new or complex | 10,800 | 7 |
850 | 851 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | You like your manager
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse;Valkey | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Valkey | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse;Valkey | Thanos
Thanos | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Podman;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Podman;Terraform | Azure,upcloud,ovh,vultr,buildkite,Jenkins,uv,GitHub actions
Uv, buildkite | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;iOS;Fedora | Asana;Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | Cursor | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking, context switchibn | 145,917 | 5 |
851 | 852 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 23 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 177,000 | Yes | Java | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | null | 177,000 | 9 |
852 | 853 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 16 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 1 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 100,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitLab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | GitLab;Google Workspace | GitLab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No vibe coding at all. I will sometimes write a detailed prompt and review it completely. I don't understand = I don't use | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have 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. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 123,993 | 9 |
853 | 854 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 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 | null | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 2 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 31,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lisp;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Poetry;Terraform;Vite;Yarn | APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | APT;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | NA
Upcloud, Scaleway | Yes | Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony;Vue.js | Deno;Express;Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Spring Boot;Symfony | Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Miro | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I totally despise the concept and I'm sincerely let down by the fact that it has gotten this kind of serious consideration. I get help from llms, but the false sense of confidence that these tools are giving to non technical people is really scaring me. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Understanding complex and enterprise grade requirements, navigating poorly documented codebases, CS fundamentals in the most broad sense. | 35,965 | 7 |
854 | 855 | 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) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 7 | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | 365,389,970 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Composer;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Express;Laravel;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Substack | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Like my boss who describe the two programmers in the company as the artist and the more meticulious other. AI is the artist when I need code fast, or novel ideas. It allows me to try new things, pump out more code and iterate faster. I always review the AI generated code to make sure the "artist" aligns with the constraint and the correctness of the system. Code review is also core to the dev process. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | Vertex AI | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Planning and working with AI. Code understand and architechture, technology vision | 13,962 | 7 |
855 | 856 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 53 | 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 | 39 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
This is too much | Other (please specify):
This is too much | Fintech | Other (please specify):
This is too much | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | null | Yes | C#;JavaScript;SQL;VBA | C#;TypeScript;VBA | C#;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | Cloudflare | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Understanding SQL databases | null | 10 |
856 | 857 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 21 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 60 | 30 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase;Pocketbase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Supabase;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker | Cloudflare;Docker | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Astro;Deno;Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;Deno;React;Vue.js | Angular;Astro;Deno;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | Nothing, my last questions and answers were rejected | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code | null | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Soft skills | 87,011 | 8 |
857 | 858 | 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.) | 20 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 67,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;MySQL;SQLite | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Redis;Snowflake | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Vercel;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;npm;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress | Laravel;Next.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | Next.js;React;Symfony;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian;ChromeOS | Windows;MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Never | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;Other (please specify): | null | 91,215 | 10 |
858 | 859 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 0 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 23,100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Pip;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | null | Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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 want to learn best practices | Designing architecture for specific purposes | 66,797 | 8 |
859 | 860 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 15 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | Rust | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | React | React | Remix
Remix | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira | GitHub;Google Colab | GitHub;Google Colab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
860 | 861 | 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 (full-time) | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | Reliability and low latency
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Romania | RON Romanian leu | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Chocolatey;Docker | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React;Svelte | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Svelte | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Svelte | NA
NA | null | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | Shadcn/ui | null | null | Ubuntu | null | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
861 | 862 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 23 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 4 | Philippines | USD United States dollar | 45,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;C++;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Valkey | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;NuGet;Pacman;Pip;pnpm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;Node.js | ASP.NET Core;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I use AI to help me understand and solve problems, not write code for me. | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Hands-on problem solving capabilities and in-depth knowledge on how a system works. | 45,000 | 7 |
862 | 863 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 9 | 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 | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vite;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Linear;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Partially yes, but it almost always needs to be corrected by a senior developer | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Everything. AI will not be competent enough in 3-5 years to replace all developers | 72,958 | 10 |
863 | 864 | 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 | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | null | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | null | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 0 | Yes | Swift | Swift | Swift | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model;SwiftData | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, it is. However, I often have to fix the code the LLM provided. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Depends on how AI evolves | null | 3 |
864 | 865 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 28 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 28 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 125,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | FoxPro
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS;iPadOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | absolutely not | 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.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | All the same skills that are important today, plus how to use AI tools, agents etc. | 125,000 | 8 |
865 | 866 | I am learning to code | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 6 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 1 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | null | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Italy | EUR European Euro | 20,000 | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Homebrew;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Heroku;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Fedora;Pop!_OS | null | GitHub;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 23,203 | null |
866 | 867 | 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 | 35 | 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 | 38 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Other: | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 110,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Python;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;VBA | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Microsoft Access;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Pip;Poetry | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | Django | null | OpenLayers, web2py
py4web | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Delphi (RAD Studio)
Delphi (RAD Studio) | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | Delphi 12+ Athens | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | GitHub;Wikis | Trilium
Trilium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | julius.ai
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Other (write in):
I am happy as it is | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Communication. Understanding of non-IT problems and translation them into IT solutions. With or without AI, we must understand the problems we are asked to solve. | 127,616 | 8 |
867 | 868 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | null | 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);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 | 21 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
Too much focus on AI | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Rust;Scala;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | Nushell
Nushell | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MySQL | Elasticsearch | Elasticsearch | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Cargo;Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;jQuery;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js | Node.js | actix-web
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Zed | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | Outline
Codeberg | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;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 | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | critical thinking, fact checking capabilities, social sciences | 47,566 | null |
868 | 869 | 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 | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 17 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Go;Rust;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Drupal;React | React | React | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | I think vibe coding is a stupid term and makes me not want it | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | How the inner workings of a programming language works when ran | null | 8 |
869 | 870 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 42 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 38 | Other (please specify): | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);New Relic;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;iOS;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Microsoft Planner | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly 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;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | Reasonableness checking. I think the things AI will be good at do not replace the things they can't or won't do. Most people will assume a complete set of skills when they are not in evidence. | null | null |
870 | 871 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 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) | 15 | Developer, game or graphics | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | Serbia | EUR European Euro | 36,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Go;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python;SQL | Julia
Julia | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI;jQuery | FastAPI | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Airtable;Jira | Airtable;Jira | Airtable;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, it isn't. I use AI mostly for the autocompletion of blocks of code with the clear purpose, which considerably improves my productivity and makes it easy to check the quality of the generated code. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Developing, analyzing, and understanding the overall project structure and the direction in which the project should evolve in. | 41,765 | 10 |
871 | 872 | 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 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 14 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code | Predictive analytics | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 9 |
872 | 873 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Product manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | 180,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Microsoft Azure | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;WordPress | Angular;Express;FastAPI;Node.js;React;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG | RAG | RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Red Hat | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Understanding the goals | 106,752 | null |
873 | 874 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 16 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 11 | 1 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 23,000 | Yes | Go;Python | Go;MATLAB;Python;R;Ruby | Go;Python | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Google Colab
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Trello | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 26,683 | 7 |
874 | 875 | 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 | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges | 16 | Developer, front-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua | Deno
Deno | Yes | Redis;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Splunk;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cargo;Homebrew;Podman;Splunk;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Homebrew;Splunk;Vite | JSR
JSR | Yes | Deno;Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | Deno;Svelte | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Android Studio;Neovim;Vim | Android Studio;Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, although I have used it for personal projects to try it and it does a good job (fast at making features, and the result works well enough). | 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.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Communication, planning/delivering good user experience, general computer science knowledge. | null | 8 |
875 | 876 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 48 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 13 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | null | null | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | 0 | Argentina | USD United States dollar | null | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows | Windows | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | Google Workspace | NA
NA | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Direct messaging of users | Answer a question
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it is not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Kind of attention, focus, logic | null | null |
876 | 877 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Other (please specify): | 22 | Engineering manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Government | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 3 | 1 | Jordan | JOD Jordanian dinar | 32,500 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Obsidian;Wikis | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Project planning;Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;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 | Yes, very much, it is very helpful for small chunks. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | I don't really understand this question | 45,840 | 0 |
877 | 878 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 190,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | Go;R | null | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask;WordPress | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Red Hat | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Vibe Coding could be useful for building prototypes. For production workflows AI is helpful to accelerate a good developer and do routine tasks, but vibe coding in a production code base will be a disaster. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Communication, understanding the problem, business knowledge, generalist of how technology works, understanding of the underlying technology to solve problems. | 190,000 | 10 |
878 | 879 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 28 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
Lifetime License | Poor usability
NA | Computer Systems Design and Services | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 30 | 30 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 88,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | MariaDB;MySQL | NA
NA | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | jQuery;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | GitHub CoPilot
GitHub CoPilot | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Teamwork.com
Teamwork.com | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I'm primarily creating custom functions for WordPress websites I'm building and maintaining. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | not sure | 88,000 | 7 |
879 | 880 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 33 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 35 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
Approved by my company | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | .net 8 | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;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 | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I recently started using vibe coding, and trying to get better at it. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Business process automation | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | CoPilot | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | debugging, testing | 175,000 | 9 |
880 | 881 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 5 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 92,000 | null | SQL | Python;SQL | SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iPadOS | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro | Azure Devops;Confluence;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | null | 106,733 | null |
881 | 882 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 18 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
Presence of AI | Software Development | Other (please specify):
Diverse coworkers (i.e. non-white, non-male) | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 56,394 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm | Bun;Microsoft Azure;Vite | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch | 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 | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Absolutely fucking not | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Literally everything. | 65,425 | 7 |
882 | 883 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Volunteering (regularly);Attending school (full-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 7 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora | GitHub | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | I would personally say, no, not really. For actually generating code that goes into production, only the most repetitive and annoying tasks would be fully generated by AI. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Project planning and problem solving are the 2 main skills I would personally see the most valuable. | null | null |
883 | 884 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 22 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 128,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby | Java;Python;Ruby;Scala | Python;Ruby | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew | Docker | Docker | bundler
NA | Yes | jQuery;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Django;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Ruby on Rails;WordPress | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Threads, Instagram
Threads, Instagram | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok 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 | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | No. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | All skills will remain valuable. AI will only be an assistant to help with more routine tasks or managing complexity. | 128,000 | null |
884 | 885 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 7 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python | C#;GDScript;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript | C#;GDScript;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js | Express;Node.js;React;Svelte | Express;Node.js | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | Pulsar
Pulsar | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I would not say so. | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | The skills required beyond just coding - planning and problem solving, etc. | null | 7 |
885 | 886 | I code primarily as a hobby | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 3 | Other (please specify): | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | fun to use | Other (please specify):
overly difficult to use | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 0 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 50,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Ruby | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Heroku | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | ruby mine
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not at all | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I vibe code to some extent for my hobby projects, but use it to help learn about the code I'm using too | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | 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 | Not sure, I'm not a developer | 68,071 | null |
886 | 887 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 16 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | null | Higher Education | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 150,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite | APT;Digital Ocean;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Laravel;Node.js;Vue.js | FastAPI;React | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI 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 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes unfortunately | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Experience in real situations | 185,989 | 8 |
887 | 888 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | null | 9 | Developer, back-end | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Viet Nam | VND Vietnamese dong | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PowerShell | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pacman;Podman | APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Make;npm;Pacman;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Notion | Notion | Notion | NA
NA | Discord | Discord;X | Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code | Learning about a codebase | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations;Cybersecurity | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | Vertex AI;Ollama | null | null | null | Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Cybersecurity. AI agents, even in the future, creates code that does not conform to security. | null | null |
888 | 889 | 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.);Attending school (full-time) | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 28 | Data scientist | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 10 | 8 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;Scala;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Django;Flask | Django | Django | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models | Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Other (write in):;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Business and tech acumen to understand strategies and targets | 55,687 | 10 |
889 | 890 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Energy | 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 | 10 | Indonesia | IDR Indonesian rupiah | 85,000,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Ruby;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Dart;Kotlin;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;npm;Supabase;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Pip;Railway | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, I think project initiation is needed to be done manually by human. I think by manually develop a project from scratch, we can understand the content of our project better.
I am fine on using AI only for debugging, or for brainstorming a new module. | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Problem solving, I don't believe AI tools will replace developer completely, it will just become a tool to help us developer, so I think a problem solving skills is still going to be the valuable skill a developer must have.
Other than that, probably a skill that have something to do with creativity like front end. | 5,209 | 8 |
890 | 891 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 18 | 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 | 22 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | You like your manager
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C++ | C++ | C++ | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | For professional (non-hobby) work, it is banned. If it wasn't banned, it would not work well most of the time I guess. I do very niche thing, and I don't believe there is a public LLM trained well for this, and the investment in training own LLM will ever return.
For hobby coding, it may have worked well sometimes, I just do not want that. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I 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: | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | * Expertise in a niche domain
* Debugging and analysis skills
* Mentoring skills | 50,000 | 8 |
891 | 892 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, front-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Media & Advertising Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Chile | CLP Chilean peso | 52,000,000 | Yes | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Datadog;New Relic;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor | null | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Trello;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No. I pass code to the AI for it to explain or create tests. But I don't use it to generate code basen on a text-based prompt | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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 | New Relic;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Deepseek, Cascade | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Any soft skill | 55,136 | 8 |
892 | 893 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | Slovenia | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;OCaml;PHP;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;OCaml;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;OCaml;Python;Rust | Lean
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Flask | Django;FastAPI;Flask | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Windows;Pop!_OS | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | GitHub;GitLab;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Qwen models
Qwen models | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Actual understanding and solving of problems | null | null |
893 | 894 | 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 | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 17 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 2 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 90,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular | null | NA
NA | null | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | user interactions | 16,383 | 5 |
894 | 895 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 45 | Architect, software or solutions | null | null | null | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Fintech | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 180,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Scala | Java;Python;Scala | Java;Scala | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Ansible;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | sbt
sbt | Yes | null | null | null | scala.js
scala.js | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;Red Hat | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | critical thinking and the capability of taking non-functional requirements into account | 208,826 | 8 |
895 | 896 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | Volunteering (regularly) | 30 | 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 | 40 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 0 | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
896 | 897 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 25 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | You like your manager
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 1,800,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Erlang;Go;Java;Lua;Python;Gleam | Java;Lua | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React;Spring Boot | Svelte | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Windows | GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 84,250 | 5 |
897 | 898 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;pnpm;Vite;Yarn | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;React;Svelte | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Discord | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | The ability to actually analyse a problem and explain it | 81,685 | 8 |
898 | 899 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 13 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;npm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Astro;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | ionic | ionic | Windows;iOS | Windows;iOS | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | GitHub;Google Workspace | Bonsai
Bonsai | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | TLDR Newsletter
TLDR Newsletter | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Almost not part of my work. I only vibe code programming languages I don't know the syntax well. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | 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 | supabase | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | System design, UI/UX evolvement | 50,000 | 0 |
899 | 900 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 1 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 378,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices | design/architecture | 103,156 | 7 |
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