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9,301 | 9,302 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;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 | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Good brand and public image
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NA | Healthcare | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | null | Yes | Go;JavaScript | Go | Go | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MongoDB;MySQL | PostgreSQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim | Neovim;Vim | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Answer a question
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NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
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NA | Yes | Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
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9,303 | 9,304 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 6 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
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NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 65,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,307 | 9,308 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | C;C#;Java;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | C;Java;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | C;Java;PowerShell;Python;R;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
9,308 | 9,309 | 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 | 31 | 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 | 43 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 12 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;Perl;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Gradle;Pip | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | php
php | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++ | Notepad++ | qtcreator, vim
qtcreator, vim | null | null | null | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | dokuwiki
dokuwiki | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | whatever visual studio code uses
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | 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;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | fuck no. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | whatever comes with visual studio code | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | Real-world problem solving. Good design. | 104,015 | 3 |
9,309 | 9,310 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 32 | 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);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 | 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 | 39 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 5 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 250,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C | Assembly;C;Go | Assembly;C | AWK, Verilog, VHDL
AWK, Verilog, SystemVerilog, PostScript | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++ | Notepad++;Xcode | Notepad++ | Joe, Vivado, ISE
Joe, Vivado, ISE | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Telegram
Telegram | Yes | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | Meta Llama (all models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | yeah, it truly helps a lot but does not solve all problems! it is more like a good friend, always open for technical discussions and can remember a lot of things that we cannot, but the final decision and final work relies on a real person. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | 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 | Llama Index;Ollama | null | null | null | Perplexity | Grok | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | creativity: although AI can solve lots of problems, it cannot solve problems that does not exist or were not invented yet. | 45,509 | 10 |
9,310 | 9,311 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 7 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | India | USD United States dollar | 1,500,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | 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 | 1,500,000 | null |
9,311 | 9,312 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Attending school (full-time) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,312 | 9,313 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 26 | Engineering manager | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Neutral | 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;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Customer service support;Marketing;Cybersecurity | Multi-platform search enablement;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Glean (Enterprise Agents);v0.dev;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 8 |
9,313 | 9,314 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 32 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 32 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Other: | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 400,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Heroku;Homebrew;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Critical thinking. Cost analysis. Context. Ethics. | 400,000 | null |
9,314 | 9,315 | 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.) | 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;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 21 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,315 | 9,316 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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);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 | Colleague or on-the-job training | 19 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | null | Reputation for quality
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9,316 | 9,317 | 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 | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,317 | 9,318 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | 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 somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Belarus | BYN Belarusian ruble | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Python | YAML
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Docker;Ninja;Pacman;Pip;Poetry | Docker;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Pacman;Pip | bazel, cmake
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | Nano;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Arch | Arch | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers | 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 | 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. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving | null | 9 |
9,318 | 9,319 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Not employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 14 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 20 | AI/ML engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
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9,319 | 9,320 | 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 | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 14 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,320 | 9,321 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 15 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
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9,321 | 9,322 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 3 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,750,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go;Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | Docker;Maven (build tool);npm;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows;Fedora | Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | somewhat | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Empathy - I think having empathy is not common these days for junior developers; every manager is saying that AI can do this, and it won't take much time. AI is just doing the stuff, nobody is taking into consideration that they need to maintain the code as well in the future. | 20,342 | 8 |
9,322 | 9,323 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
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9,323 | 9,324 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,324 | 9,325 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 30 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,325 | 9,326 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 3 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, game or graphics | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C++;GDScript;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust | C#;C++;GDScript;Rust | C++;GDScript;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI);Other (write in): | 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 | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, and it's a funny joke that people think this can work. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | The ability to architect the general structure of projects and ensure different parts of code can come together as a cohesive whole. | 100,000 | 10 |
9,326 | 9,327 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Student | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Zig | Assembly;Elixir;GDScript;Go;Kotlin;Lisp;MATLAB;Gleam | null | NA
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NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | null | GitHub;Google Colab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | null | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Systems programming | null | null |
9,327 | 9,328 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | 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 | NA
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9,328 | 9,329 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Founder, technology or otherwise | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;SQL;Mojo | Go;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Firebase;Gradle;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Poetry;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
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9,329 | 9,330 | 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 | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,330 | 9,331 | 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) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,331 | 9,332 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Academic researcher | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 1 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Absolutely 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | null | 7 |
9,332 | 9,333 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Primary/elementary school | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,333 | 9,334 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 14 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Iran, Islamic Republic of... | IRR Iranian rial | 2,400,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;Neo4J;Clickhouse;Valkey | null | TimescaleDB
NA | Yes | Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Webpack | Ansible;Bun;Cargo;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite | Bun;Firebase;Kubernetes;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Vercel;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | Svelte | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Trae;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | 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 | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 56,973 | 8 |
9,334 | 9,335 | 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.) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Republic of Korea | KRW South Korean won | null | null | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | MariaDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | No | 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 | null | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I 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.;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 | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 8 |
9,335 | 9,336 | 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 | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | null | 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 | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
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9,336 | 9,337 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | 5 | Mexico | MXN Mexican peso | 220,608 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Dart;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pacman;Pip;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | APT;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Vite;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | AngularJS;Astro;Django;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Not really, or not for complex tasks at least. I personally use it just to create quick and basic bash scripts, but later on I end up tuning it myself. | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | 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 | Complex problem-solving skills, understanding of problems based on not-commonly-known contexts | 11,613 | 7 |
9,337 | 9,338 | 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.) | 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);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;Clickhouse | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | Thymeleaf
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | null | GitLab;Jira;Wikis | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Testing code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, Vibe Coding istn part of my job. | 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 | 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 | Beein able to interact with humans and try to understand peoples problems and where and how they need to be saved. | 87,011 | 6 |
9,338 | 9,339 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 2 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 9 | Financial analyst or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Banking/Financial Services | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 2 | Singapore | SGD Singapore dollar | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
9,339 | 9,340 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | null | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Coding Bootcamp | 4 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,340 | 9,341 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 20 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 210,000 | Yes | C#;Go | Go;Swift;Mojo | Go | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Cockroachdb;Amazon Redshift | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;Pacman;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Vim;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Windows;MacOS | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | Ollama | null | Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | 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 | null | 210,000 | 10 |
9,341 | 9,342 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 2 | Data or business analyst | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Banking/Financial Services | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 1 | India | INR Indian rupee | 810,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python | JavaScript;Python;Rust | JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | null | Microsoft Access | MongoDB;MySQL | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Amazon Bedrock | Polars;Amazon Bedrock | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Kaggle;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 9,415 | 8 |
9,342 | 9,343 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 10 | Developer, front-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 2,200,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | Angular | Angular | Angular | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Answer a question
NA | Neutral | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Cybersecurity | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Neo4j | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | null | null | null | 25,573 | 7 |
9,343 | 9,344 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | 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 | NA
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9,344 | 9,345 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,345 | 9,346 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | 14 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
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9,346 | 9,347 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | null | null | null | null | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,347 | 9,348 | 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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,348 | 9,349 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 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 | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 6 | 6 | Lebanon | USD United States dollar | 50,000 | Yes | C;C++;Dart;F#;Fortran;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Perl;PHP;Python;SQL;Swift;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift | C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Pip | Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js | Flask | Flask | Flutter
Flutter | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose 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 | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (bot/AI) | null | Neutral | More than half 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;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | we use vibe code to generates parts of a software. after planning, divide the project into smaller parts (the smaller the better), use ai to generate these parts. easier to control the ai output. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;IT operations | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Redis;GitHub MCP Server | null | LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Work breakdown structure. breaking down the project into small part. use AI to develop each one. | 50,000 | 5 |
9,349 | 9,350 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 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 | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 280,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Nushell
Nushell | Yes | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cosmos DB;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Bun;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | Angular;ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Polars;Pydantic | Pydantic | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | 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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | pgvector | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Semantic Kernel | Prompt Flow | Grafana + Prometheus | Azure Monitor | GitHub Copilot;v0.dev | null | Other (please specify): | All of the skills needed for collaborative software development | 280,000 | 7 |
9,350 | 9,351 | 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 | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Other (please specify): | 32 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 0 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Terraform | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix;Ruby on Rails | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | 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 | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Writing code;Debugging or fixing 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 | 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 | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Working with business people to determine what they really want. | 104,015 | 10 |
9,351 | 9,352 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 32 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,352 | 9,353 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 18 | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,353 | 9,354 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 38 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 0 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;pnpm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;pnpm;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;pnpm | NA
NA | Yes | Phoenix | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | GitHub;Google Workspace;Linear | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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;Other (please specify): | Problem analysis and design, big picture thinking, system architecture | null | null |
9,354 | 9,355 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, back-end | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 0 |
9,355 | 9,356 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | 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);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,356 | 9,357 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,357 | 9,358 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 6 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 7 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | C#;Delphi;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Firebird
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Podman | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Node.js;Phoenix | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Node.js;Phoenix | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;Node.js;Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4;Delphi 12+ Athens | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Medium | Elixir Forum
NA | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, it is not, as it tempts you to give up control over software and architecture | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations | Multi-platform search enablement;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have 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 | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;AgentGPT | 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 | architecture, data protection, implementation of real problems in software | 58,007 | 9 |
9,358 | 9,359 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 4 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Erlang | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Webpack | Cloudflare;Kubernetes | Cloudflare;Kubernetes | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;Phoenix;React | Phoenix | Phoenix | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Zed | Claude Code | Claude Code | Emacs
Emacs | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Arch | Pop!_OS | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;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 | Nope. The codebases I regularly work with are too 'bespoke' for LLMs to be very useful. We are using for smaller one-off scripts and similar, though. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | Ollama | null | Honeycomb | null | Claude Code | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Higher level things - planning, architecting, scaling. | 165,000 | 8 |
9,359 | 9,360 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 25 | Founder, technology or otherwise | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 160,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vercel | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Notion | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | Clickup;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | 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 improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | Zapier | null | New Relic | 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 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 | Problem Solving skills, business domain understanding
| 104,015 | 8 |
9,360 | 9,361 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other (please specify): | 8 | Other (please specify): | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;C++;Java;Rust;Zig;Gleam | C++;Rust;Gleam | C++;Rust;Gleam | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cargo;Homebrew;Make | Cargo | Cargo | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Zed | Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub | GitHub;Obsidian | GitHub | NA
NA | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI) | Answer a question
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Project planning | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | It very much is not. AI simply lets me go a little more smoothly, whilst I maintain control. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Project management, dependency management, research, security oriented code, performance critical code, critical accuracy code. | null | null |
9,361 | 9,362 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 36 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Manufacturing | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 8 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 54,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | MariaDB;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | 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;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Coding challenges | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 62,648 | null |
9,362 | 9,363 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | AI/ML engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 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 | 3 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 135,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Python;SQL | C;C++;Elixir;Erlang;Go;Python;SQL;Zig | Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Ollama;uv | RAG;Ollama;uv | Ollama;uv | null | null | Windows;Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 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 weekly | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is part of my development work for experimentation and learning concepts, but rarely for production workloads because I do not trust it enough (yet). | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking, understanding the big picture of projects, debugging | 87,763 | 9 |
9,363 | 9,364 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;Node.js;React | jQuery;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm | Eclipse;Notepad++;PyCharm | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Vibe coding is somewhat part of my professional development work. I use AI tools to generate code snippets but I can't use these directly most of the time, but have to adapt or fix them. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | 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 compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding complex code or systems. Debugging and fixing (AI generated) code. Making use of AI tools to produce code. | 67,289 | 8 |
9,364 | 9,365 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time) | 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 | NA
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9,365 | 9,366 | 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.) | I prefer not to say | null | 3 | 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;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;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | null | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,366 | 9,367 | 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 | 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 | 8 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,367 | 9,368 | 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 | 3 | 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);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 | 11 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 91,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | Agility, ClearCase
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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 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 | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | 91,000 | 7 |
9,368 | 9,369 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 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);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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify): | 40 | Developer, mobile | null | null | null | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 128,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift | HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Python;SQL;Swift | Objective-C
Objective-C | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | Core Data
Core Data | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | Django | Django | NA
Vapor, Ignite | Yes | Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Android Studio;Xcode | Android Studio;Xcode | NA
NA | SwiftData | Tailwind CSS 4;SwiftData;visionOS | SwiftData | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS;iPadOS | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | GitHub;Markdown File;Trello;YouTrack | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | Understanding user requirements, synthesizing ideas and approaches from multiple areas, fully describing problems, and cleaning up the aftermath of 3-5 years of misuse of AI tools | 128,000 | 5 |
9,369 | 9,370 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 5 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,370 | 9,371 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | null | 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 | null | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,371 | 9,372 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 9 | Developer, front-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Government | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 2 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 76,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Lua;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify): | Reading and understanding code and intention of code. | 88,171 | 9 |
9,372 | 9,373 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 3 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Java;Lisp;Lua;Rust;SQL;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Make;npm;Pacman;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | null | GitHub | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Company-sponsored forums | Twitch | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 1 and 3 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, I don't vibe code, I've only used AI a couple of times while programming, and usually it's as a last resort. I also have never gotten a fully correct error. | 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 | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | Every skill, AI will not replace us | null | null |
9,373 | 9,374 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | 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 | NA
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9,374 | 9,375 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 40 | 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 | 40 | Data or business analyst | 100 to 499 employees | null | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,375 | 9,376 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 12 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | node.js, react
node.js, react | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;Node.js | Angular;Express;Node.js;React | Angular;Express;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;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 | Project planning;Testing code | null | null | null | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
9,376 | 9,377 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 18 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 350,000 | Yes | C++;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Assembly;C | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL | Neo4J | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;Express;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Symfony;WordPress | FastAPI | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 95,515 | null |
9,377 | 9,378 | 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.);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 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 | 13 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | null | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 230,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;Rust;Swift | C;C++;Python;Rust;Swift | C;Python;Rust;Swift | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | 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, 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.;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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Architecture of large systems, understanding complex codebases that have a lot of subtleties, security-sensitive work | 149,522 | 7 |
9,378 | 9,379 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 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 | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 40 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,379 | 9,380 | I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 10 | Database administrator or engineer | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,380 | 9,381 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 33 | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 55,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Rider | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Asana;Azure Devops;Confluence | null | null | freshdesh
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Testing code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | I haven’t encountered any problems | yes | 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. | 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. | 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 don’t trust AI’s answers;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Explaining what to develop
| 63,808 | 10 |
9,381 | 9,382 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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9,382 | 9,383 | 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 | 16 | 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 | 32 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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9,383 | 9,384 | 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 | 30 | 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);Colleague or on-the-job training;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 44 | 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 | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 1,000,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm | Terraform | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | Hell 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. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 | Other (please specify): | all | 155,521 | 7 |
9,384 | 9,385 | 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.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 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 | 26 | Developer, back-end | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 20 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | C++;Dart;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;MySQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb | Dynamodb | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Ninja;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Next.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Emacs
Emacs | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;Fedora | MacOS | Asana;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;YouTrack | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Twitch | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | nope! | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;IT operations;Data and analytics | Language processing;MCP servers | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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. | 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 | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Glean (Enterprise Agents);Replit;Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | System architecture and design. Developing maintainable and provably correct code. | 130,019 | 10 |
9,385 | 9,386 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 14 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Other (please specify):
Does what I expect | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | 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 | 2 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 62,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;Python;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Composer;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Make;Maven (build tool);Terraform | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | rocket
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover | NA
NA | Ollama | Ollama | Ollama | null | null | Pop!_OS | Ubuntu | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- 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 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers | Writing code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | Critical thinking | 71,929 | 5 |
9,386 | 9,387 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 43 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 47 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | null | null | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | null | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA | Ada;C;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Ada;C;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | vbscript
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Nano;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | geany
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;ChromeOS | Windows | Doxygen;Google Workspace;Redmine;Wikis | Doxygen;Google Workspace;Wikis | Doxygen;Google Workspace;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | codeguru
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 | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | Other (write in):;I haven’t encountered any problems | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I 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;Other (please specify): | Ability to debug systems, connect events with causes of problems. | null | 9 |
9,387 | 9,388 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 8 | Thailand | THB Thai baht | 960,000 | Yes | Go;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;Go;SQL;TypeScript | Go;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Railway;Vite | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | Chocolatey;Digital Ocean;Homebrew | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | Remix
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;ChromeOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes, occasionally. If I'm creating a new UX or a simple prototype, vibe coding that app in the first place is extremely fast. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Replit | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Creativity and a deep understanding of software solutions. | 29,370 | 8 |
9,388 | 9,389 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 23 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,389 | 9,390 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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 | 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, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | AI integration or AI Agent capabilities
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9,390 | 9,391 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Primary/elementary school | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,391 | 9,392 | 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 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 | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 225,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm;pnpm;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Express;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Answer a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Committing and reviewing code | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | 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 | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Knowledge of core basics | 164,156 | 8 |
9,392 | 9,393 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 20 | Product manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,393 | 9,394 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,394 | 9,395 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Fintech | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Erlang;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;Scala;Zig | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Google Cloud;Make;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Claude Code;Eclipse;Nano;Notepad++;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | Ask a question
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, it is. And it is the new normal. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics | 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 collaboration within my team. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | Redis;Neo4j;Qdrant | null | Vertex AI;LangChain;LangGraph | null | LangSmith;Langfuse;Wiz;Vectra AI | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Tabnine;Replit;Perplexity;Lovable.dev | 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 | null | null | 10 |
9,395 | 9,396 | 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 | 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 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
9,396 | 9,397 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | 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 | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
9,397 | 9,398 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 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 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | COBOL;Java;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;IBM DB2;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I 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 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 | Higher-level design, maintaining sanity across larger projects | null | 7 |
9,398 | 9,399 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 29 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
9,399 | 9,400 | 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) | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 7 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | In-person | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;LangGraph | Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | 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 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChromaDB;Pinecone | null | Ollama;LangChain;LangGraph | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
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