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9,900 | 9,901 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 18 | DevOps engineer or professional | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Manufacturing | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Go;Lua;PowerShell;Python | C#;C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python | C#;C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Pacman;Pip | Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Pacman;Pip;Terraform | Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Pacman;Pip | CMake, winget, Yocto
CMake, winget, Yocto | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Aider;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Aider;Nano;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No, anything that goes beyond localised changes usually ends up creating more additional work in researching and debugging the AI generated code than it saved in the first place | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Critical thinking, manually researching problems, troubleshooting, developing an intuitive understanding of the tools and codebases used | 60,328 | 9 |
9,901 | 9,902 | 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 | null | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 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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NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 90,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Perl;Python | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Make | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker | uv
uv | Yes | Flask | Django;FastAPI | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | uv | uv | uv | null | null | Debian | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | mastodon
mastodon | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Less than once per month or monthly | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Ask a question
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9,903 | 9,904 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | Healthcare | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 61,200 | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis;SQLite;Pocketbase | DuckDB;Dynamodb;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase | MongoDB;SQLite;Pocketbase | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;MSBuild;npm | Docker;MSBuild;npm | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Aider;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | .NET 8 or higher;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Fedora | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro | 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;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | It is part of my daily routine. It makes me like 50% or more faster in what i do for work. Instead of reading a book or documentation about a topic, i ask AI to generate a quick demo or prototype in hours. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | AI can code, but humans have to do the work around the software architecture. | 71,001 | 9 |
9,904 | 9,905 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Energy | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 25 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 1,320,000 | Yes | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | Java;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Maven (build tool) | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Jira | Jira | 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 | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | 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 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 | logical thinking, quick learning | 31,635 | 7 |
9,905 | 9,906 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 5 | Developer, front-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | School | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Kotlin;MATLAB;Python;SQL;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Kotlin;Python;Swift | Haskell, LaTeX, YAML
Haskell | Yes | Cloud Firestore | MongoDB | null | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Podman | Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Podman | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | NA
NA | Large Language Model;visionOS | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Android;iOS | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Azure Devops;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Figma, FigJam
Figma, FigJam | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No, I mainly write my own code. When using AI, I use it for brainstorming or specific problems I didn't find proper resources to online. I've started using it for simple tasks which didn't work too well. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Writing clean, maintainable code according to a fixed architecture that actually works and will continue to do so in the future. Also, building the architecture and choosing the right frameworks to use is something I don't think AI can nor should take over. | null | 4 |
9,906 | 9,907 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Other (please specify): | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | France | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust | Assembly;C;C++;HTML/CSS | C;C++;HTML/CSS | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;npm;Pip;pnpm;Yarn | Docker | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Ollama | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor 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 | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
9,907 | 9,908 | 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 (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | 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 | 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) | 6 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,908 | 9,909 | 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 | 27 | 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) | 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);Books / Physical media | 37 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | Healthcare | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Swift | null | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool) | null | null | ant
NA | Yes | Angular;Spring Boot | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Xcode | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | 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 | Chat (bot/AI) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | 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 | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | communication | null | 7 |
9,909 | 9,910 | 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 | 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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9,910 | 9,911 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 5 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 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 | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | null | JavaScript;PHP;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Laravel;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 |
9,911 | 9,912 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 13 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 75,000 | 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 | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | God I hope not | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 102,106 | 7 |
9,912 | 9,913 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 28 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 28 | Developer, front-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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9,913 | 9,914 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 20 | Developer, mobile | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Working with new technologies and tools
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Indonesia | USD United States dollar | 165,000 | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 165,000 | 8 |
9,914 | 9,915 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media | 28 | Architect, software or solutions | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Higher Education | Recognition from peers for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Python;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Poetry;Vercel;Vite;Yarn | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Vite | Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Poetry;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Vue.js;WordPress | ASP.NET;Django;FastAPI;Vue.js | Django;FastAPI;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv | Polars;Large Language Model;Pydantic | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ability to design solutions to problems. Structure the code and thing on processes that need to be solved. Code might be generated, but code will always need a purpose. | null | 6 |
9,915 | 9,916 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 4 | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;npm | NA
NA | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Writing code | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | MCP servers | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Cline | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 46,406 | 7 |
9,916 | 9,917 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | I prefer not to say | 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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9,917 | 9,918 | 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 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 40 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Robust and complete API
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 | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | Angular;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine | Doxygen;GitHub;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | 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;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro 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 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | not really | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | 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 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 | software architecture, creative debugging, niche expertise | 69,609 | 8 |
9,918 | 9,919 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 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 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | null | null | null | Neutral | 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 | null | 6 |
9,919 | 9,920 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 13 | 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 | 16 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Reputation for quality
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
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 | 9 | 4 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 48,000 | Yes | Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Ruby;SQL | Ruby;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible | NA
NA | Yes | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Other (write in): | no | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 55,687 | 6 |
9,920 | 9,921 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 220,000 | 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 | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | 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 | null | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | no | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5,273 | 7 |
9,921 | 9,922 | 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.) | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts | 14 | 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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9,922 | 9,923 | 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 | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 28 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 84,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Microsoft Fabric | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Windows | null | null | null | OpenProject
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Predictive analytics | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I started to use it on private projects | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Communication, Problem analysis, Problem solving | 97,452 | 6 |
9,923 | 9,924 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 15 | DevOps engineer or professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus | NA
NA | null | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | .NET 8 or higher;uv | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 92,812 | 7 |
9,924 | 9,925 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | null | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | Cloud Firestore;DuckDB;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cloud Firestore;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | Angular;Django;Express;jQuery;Laravel;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Angular;Express;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | PhpStorm;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Testing code | Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers | Project planning;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I 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 | AI can't replace developers; a human interface is still needed, as we can't guarantee how accurate AI will be. AI can be close, but we can't trust it. still, supervision is required.
Yes, the manual effort will be decreased for sure, the R&D time will be less but now always.
the copy paste guy need to be upskills or find another job for themself. a skilled devs can't be replacable. | null | 10 |
9,925 | 9,926 | 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 | null | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | Reliability and low latency
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 4 | 3 | Israel | ILS Israeli new shekel | 330,000 | 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 | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Direct messaging of users | 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 | 97,067 | 6 |
9,926 | 9,927 | 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 | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 8 | Project manager | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 190,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;PowerShell;Python;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | null | null | RavenDB
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vercel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;YouTrack | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI 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 | Chat (people) | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, at the current stage, it won't be any professional. Maybe the future will standardize and improve it. | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 | Product management, being a visionary, work planning | 51,851 | 9 |
9,927 | 9,928 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, 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 as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 33 | Other (please specify): | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Other: | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | Yes | C++;Groovy;Python;Rust | C++;Go;Python;Rust | C++;Python;Rust | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Cargo;Docker;Make;Ninja;Pip;Prometheus | APT;Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Pip | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | 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 month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
9,928 | 9,929 | 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.) | 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
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 |
9,929 | 9,930 | I am learning to code | 25-34 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | I prefer not to say | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 1 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | null | Work | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly 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
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 |
9,930 | 9,931 | I code primarily as a hobby | 65 years or older | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | null | null | null | 4 | Denmark | DKK Danish krone | 400,000 | Yes | C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Debian | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | Ask a question
NA | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Design, creativity and the big picture of a solution | 62,208 | null |
9,931 | 9,932 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 7 | 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 | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
no documentation | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | null | Portugal | EUR European Euro | 41,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;npm;Pip;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Django;React | Django;Express;Node.js;React | Django;React | NA
NA | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Ubuntu;Android;Debian | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | height.app
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code | null | null | Other (write in): | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | dev ops, better readable code | 47,566 | 6 |
9,932 | 9,933 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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;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);Blogs or podcasts | 33 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Solving real-world problems
NA | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 25 | 30 | New Zealand | NZD New Zealand dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Vite | APT;Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;pnpm;Vite | uv
uv | Yes | FastAPI;Next.js;React | Django;FastAPI;NestJS;Phoenix;React | FastAPI;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Cline and/or Roo;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;LangGraph;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Debian | Clickup;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Linear;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | excalidraw
excalidraw | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Other (write in): | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Yes, I keep trying to delegate more and more to the models to see how far they can go. It means a lot of disappointments with some great surprises. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Cybersecurity | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;LanceDB;GitHub MCP Server;ChromaDB;pgvector;Weaviate | dagster, prefect, langchain, llama-index, litellm, langfuse | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter;LangChain;LangGraph;Smolagents | null | Sentry;Snyk;Grafana + Prometheus;LangSmith;Langfuse | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Cody | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Growing food, gardening | null | 6 |
9,933 | 9,934 | I code primarily as a hobby | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 7 | Student | null | null | null | null | School | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 5 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C;C++;Dart;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Mojo | Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Julia
Julia | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;MongoDB;Supabase | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Supabase;Amazon Redshift | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database;Supabase | NA
NA | Yes | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;npm;Pacman;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Firebase;Pacman;pnpm;Supabase | Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Firebase;Pacman;pnpm;Supabase | uv
uv | Yes | Deno;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Astro;Deno;Next.js;Svelte;Axum | Deno;Next.js;Svelte | leptos
leptos | Yes | Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Windsurf | Android Studio;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Android Studio;Neovim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | Tailwind CSS 4;Polars;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;Ollama;uv | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | GitHub;Google Colab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Predictive analytics | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | null |
9,934 | 9,935 | 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 | 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 | 6 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 45,600 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Java;Python | null | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Composer;Homebrew;npm;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;jQuery;Symfony;WordPress | AngularJS;Symfony;WordPress | AngularJS;Symfony;WordPress | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Debian | Windows;Debian | GitHub;Trello | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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 | 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 want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | soft skills like team leading, communication, motivating team | 52,903 | 4 |
9,935 | 9,936 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 17 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 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 | Prohibitive pricing
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9,936 | 9,937 | I am learning to code | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 27 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 2 | Student | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | 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 | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Manufacturing | null | null | null | null | 22 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 180,000 | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | I am still in the early stages of my personal coding journey, so I rely quite heavily on it, more so as a learning tool as learn and implement | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | IT operations;Data and analytics | Multi-platform search enablement | 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. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | 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. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Fireproof;GitHub MCP Server | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Amazon Bedrock Agents;Haystack | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions | Development, security, oversight, project management, integration | 180,000 | null |
9,937 | 9,938 | 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 | null | 9 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Developer, game or graphics | 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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9,938 | 9,939 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 14 | 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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9,939 | 9,940 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 8 | Data scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Other (please specify):
Active repository | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
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 | France | EUR European Euro | 52,000 | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;Python;Scala;SQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Pip | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Laravel | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | Pydantic | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting 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 | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Not at all. It does not help to grow personally | 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 want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Critical thinking | 60,328 | 8 |
9,940 | 9,941 | 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 | 17 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | 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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9,941 | 9,942 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 18 | Engineering manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Developing specialized expertise
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | South Africa | ZAR South African rand | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
9,942 | 9,943 | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 13 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | 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 | 3 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 49,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;VBA | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL | Bash script
Bash script | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
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NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++ | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu;Android | GitHub | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Somewhat.
The way i use it, is to get a fast glance of what is possible. Take some ideas/directions from there. But the code is mostly my own | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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 | 56,847 | 6 |
9,943 | 9,944 | 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 | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 12 | Cloud infrastructure engineer | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Government | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 65,000 | Yes | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Scala;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Netlify;npm;Pacman;Pip;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Vite | Dynatrace
Dynatrace | Yes | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch | MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, although I have wanted to explore a 'vibe coding' personal project or to resurrect a previous project. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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 the quality of my code. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT | 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 | domain knowledge, niche insight and in complex / secure industries where quality matters | 88,492 | 7 |
9,944 | 9,945 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 44 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,945 | 9,946 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 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 | 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 | Product manager | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Fintech | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 100,000 | Yes | JavaScript;SQL;VBA | JavaScript;SQL | JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | MySQL;Snowflake | MySQL;Snowflake | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Confluence;Jira | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | Other (write in):
hot network questions | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | it is not | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | creating a product that works for people | 136,141 | null |
9,946 | 9,947 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Other (please specify): | Employed | None of the above | 19 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 24 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Insurance | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;H2;MongoDB;Oracle | Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;H2;Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Yarn | ArgoCD, Open Shift
ArgoCD, Open Shift | Yes | Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot | Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;RustRover;Vim;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Search for answers | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Only when it comes to languages I'm not familiar with. | 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 | 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 | Abstract thinking and understanding complex systems. Foundation knowledge will still be important when troubleshooting. I believe you need to be able to direct AI into the right directions and not fully rely on it to solve everything automatically. | null | 8 |
9,947 | 9,948 | 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 | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | H2;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Podman | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;Spring Boot | Angular;Node.js;Spring Boot | Node.js;Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | Windows;iOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Azure AI
Azure AI | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | coding concepts | 46,406 | 7 |
9,948 | 9,949 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Books / Physical media | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Manufacturing | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Redis | Neo4J;Snowflake | null | NA
NA | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Firebase;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Google Cloud | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Django;Next.js;React | Vue.js | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Debian | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | Discord;Reddit | Reddit | NA
NA | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Perplexity Sonar models | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Bookmark posts to look at later
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;I haven’t encountered any problems | Very intutie and try new technologies in live without fear of failure | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics | Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | 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 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 improved collaboration within my team. | 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 | Zep | null | CrewAI;LangChain;Zapier | null | Honeycomb;LangSmith | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;AgentGPT;Perplexity;Blackbox AI | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | problem solving skills and able to understand the requirement and convert them to the answers | null | 0 |
9,949 | 9,950 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | 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 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 45,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Swift;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;Rust;Zig;Mojo | null | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MongoDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Express;NestJS;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Svelte;Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | null | null | NA
NA | SwiftData;Google Gemini;uv | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;Medium | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Learning about a codebase | 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 61,264 | 7 |
9,950 | 9,951 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 15 | Developer, back-end | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | BigQuery;Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Composer | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Composer;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Composer | NA
NA | Yes | jQuery;Laravel | Django;Express;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Node.js;React | jQuery;Laravel | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Message Boards;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code | null | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understand Client's point of view in the specifications. improve overall application rating in terms of performance, ease of use. | null | 6 |
9,951 | 9,952 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 8 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Robust and complete API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C;C++;Java;Lua;Python | C++;Java;Lua;Python;Rust | C++;Java;Lua;Python | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm | NA
NA | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | NA
NA | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;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 | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I use it to understand and learn new technologies, programming languages, etc. | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
9,952 | 9,953 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Data engineer | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Good brand and public image
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | null | C | 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 | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 8 |
9,953 | 9,954 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 4 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Coding Bootcamp | 6 | Developer, front-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Inefficient or time-costly
NA | Software Development | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Rwanda | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Firebase;npm;Vercel;Webpack | Firebase;npm;Vercel;Webpack | Firebase;npm;Vercel;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Express;FastAPI;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | YES | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 5 | null | 7 |
9,954 | 9,955 | 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) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 91,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server | Azure SQL
Azure SQL | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Terraform;Webpack | Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Podman;Webpack | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | NA
NA | Yes | Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | 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;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Sometimes. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | Semantic Kernel | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 105,573 | 7 |
9,955 | 9,956 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Healthcare | Control over the level of quality in projects
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 5 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 46,000 | Yes | Dart;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Dart;Java;Python;SQL | Dart;Java;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pacman;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip | Docker;Kubernetes;Pacman;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Xcode | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Trello | GitLab;Markdown File | GitLab;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | No | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase | Debugging or fixing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Absolutely not, in my opinion, human oversight is what creates good products, once the control is handed off to any automation without proper checking of quality, the quality almost always declines | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Architecture design, selection of proper techniques to use, mostly just anything with the thought behind a program or piece of code, UX design is also very important | 53,367 | 10 |
9,956 | 9,957 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Costs are manageable
NA | null | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 5 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;GDScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;C;C++;GDScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | Surreal
Surreal | Yes | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip;Vite | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Vite | Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Make;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Svelte;Axum | Svelte;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Trello | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad 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 | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Coding through ai tools rather than actual learning | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Writing code that is actually good | null | 6 |
9,957 | 9,958 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | 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 | 10 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Outdated or obsolete technology or features
NA | Software Development | Job stability and career growth with a single employer
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | France | EUR European Euro | 45,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL | Redis | null | NA
NA | Yes | Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;Django;FastAPI | NestJS | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu;Red Hat | GitLab;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | BitBucket
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | Other (write in): | no, accès to AI is restricted so we can't "vibe coding" + it's not satisfy quality requirement for project | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | understanding deeply who or when action working | 52,207 | 6 |
9,958 | 9,959 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 4 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 42,000 | Yes | Java;Python;Ruby;SQL | Elixir;Erlang;JavaScript;OCaml;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | SQL | Clojure
Clojure | Yes | BigQuery;IBM DB2;MongoDB;Oracle | Cassandra;Cosmos DB;Datomic;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Google Cloud | Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Supabase;Terraform | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | FastAPI;Flask;NestJS;Node.js;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Express;NestJS;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Ruby on Rails;Svelte | NestJS;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | RAG | RAG | RAG | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Arch | Windows;Ubuntu;Arch | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Videos;Coding challenges;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO! DONT!!!! | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 7,646 | 3 |
9,959 | 9,960 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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) | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,960 | 9,961 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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 | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Government | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 86,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;Rust;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL | NA
Garnet | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Podman;Terraform | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes | OpenShift
OpenShift | Yes | Angular;AngularJS | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Next.js;React | Angular | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro | GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Long-form articles | Comment on Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | Vibe coding is not a part of my professional development work, and I don't consider vibe coders to be professional developers. A professional developer is someone who is being paid to develop (software), someone paid to prompt an LLM and copy/ paste the result into the codebase is not a developer, at best they are a professional debugger. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Critical thinking and a pragmatic approach to problem solving. | 106,634 | 4 |
9,961 | 9,962 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 8 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media | 16 | Architect, software or solutions | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,962 | 9,963 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | 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 | 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 | 10 | UX, Research Ops or UI design professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 15 | Estonia | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | npm | npm | npm | NA
NA | Yes | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Node.js;React;Vue.js | Bootstrap
Bootstrap | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Copilot
Copilot | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | null | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no idea about that buzzword | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 69,609 | null |
9,963 | 9,964 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 27 | 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 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) | 25 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C++;Swift | C++;Swift | C++;Swift | Objective-C,
NA | Yes | null | null | null | Core Data by Apple
Core Data by Apple | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | Jazz
Jazz | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (people);Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | Ask a question
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | no, that is BS | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | 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. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | Write in the most significant benefit 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 | 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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Google Gemini | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | talking BS | 69,609 | 2 |
9,964 | 9,965 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 20 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | Customizable and manageable codebase
NA | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 3 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 20,000,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | MariaDB;Oracle;PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip;Podman;Poetry | Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip;Podman | Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Ninja;Pip;Podman | uv
uv | Yes | Drupal;Spring Boot;WordPress | Drupal;Spring Boot;WordPress | Drupal;Spring Boot;WordPress | quarkus
quarkus | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;Zed | Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | NA
NA | c++23;Large Language Model;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;uv | c++23;Large Language Model;uv | null | null | Linux (non-WSL) | Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing 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 | partly | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I 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 | software design planning will be more important | 57,833 | 8 |
9,965 | 9,966 | 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.) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 20 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 78,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C# | C# | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Docker;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | Docker;MSBuild;NuGet | NA
NA | Yes | Vue.js | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio | NA
NA | Large Language Model | .NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | iceScrum
iceScrum | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing 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 | Yes, when forced to use technologies I am not interested in learning. | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | Planning, Software Architecture, Estimations, Experience | 96,714 | 9 |
9,966 | 9,967 | 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) | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 10 | Other (please specify): | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Solving real-world problems
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Bulgaria | BGN Bulgarian lev | null | Yes | Dart;JavaScript;Ruby;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Go;Kotlin;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript | Dart;Swift;TypeScript | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Supabase | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;npm | Bubble
BuildShip | Yes | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | NestJS;Next.js;Node.js | Bubble
NA | Yes | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | Cursor;Xcode | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | null | null | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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 | Problem solving, understanding business requirements, system architecture and design | null | 5 |
9,967 | 9,968 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 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
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 |
9,968 | 9,969 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | 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 |
9,969 | 9,970 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 13 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 16 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | 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
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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 |
9,970 | 9,971 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | null | null | null | null | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | null | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | null | null | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | Java;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Go;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Python;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | NA
NA | Yes | Docker | Docker | Docker | NA
NA | Yes | React;Axum | React;Axum | React;Axum | NA
NA | null | Vim | Vim | Vim | NA
NA | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | Polars;uv | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Arch;NixOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Jira;Linear | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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 | 75,410 | 1 |
9,971 | 9,972 | 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);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 4 | Academic researcher | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | 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 |
9,972 | 9,973 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 34 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 38 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Healthcare | Recognition from leadership for your work
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 110,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python | C;C++;MicroPython;Python;Rust | C;C++;Python | NA
NA | Yes | InfluxDB;MariaDB | InfluxDB;MariaDB | InfluxDB;MariaDB | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;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 | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;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 | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Thinking outside the box | 136,392 | 8 |
9,973 | 9,974 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 27 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 37 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Reputation for quality
NA | null | Fintech | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 81,500 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Scala;SQL | Java | Java | NA
NA | Yes | IBM DB2 | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Wicket
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitLab | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 94,552 | 3 |
9,974 | 9,975 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Not employed | None of the above | 11 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 21 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | null | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | null | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Zig;Mojo | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Cassandra;Dynamodb;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase | PostgreSQL;Redis | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Make;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pacman;Podman;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Supabase;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;Podman;Prometheus | NA
NA | Yes | Next.js;React | Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js | React | HTMX
HTMX | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Pop!_OS | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Twitch;Medium | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | It's hard to say, as the capabilities of AI are unknown in 3-5 years. Design will still be relevant, but that might also be taken over shortly after. AI will only improve. | null | 2 |
9,975 | 9,976 | 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.);Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | Software Development | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 0 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | Other (write in):
don't know | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | No, AI is far too prone to mistakes. Maybe for beginners' hobby projects, but not for production software. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | 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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;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 | Evaluating generated AI output for correctness, security, performance, etc. | 81,210 | 6 |
9,976 | 9,977 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 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 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);Books / Physical media | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | null | null | null | No | Work | null | Poor usability
NA | Software Development | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 4 | France | EUR European Euro | 60,000 | Yes | C++;Dart | C++;Dart | C++;Dart | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio | Android Studio | Android Studio | CLion
CLion | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;MacOS | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | 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 want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 69,609 | 8 |
9,977 | 9,978 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 5 | 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 | 18 | Developer, back-end | 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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9,978 | 9,979 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | null | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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 | 22 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Ethical concerns
presence of useless AI features (or other buzzword, like NFT, cryptocurrencies ...) | Transportation, or Supply Chain | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | France | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Java;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Kotlin;R;Scala;TypeScript | TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Ansible;Datadog;Docker;Gradle | Gradle | Gradle | NA
NA | Yes | AngularJS;Laravel;React | null | null | quarkus
NA | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA | IntelliJ IDEA | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitLab;Miro;Trello | GitHub;GitLab | GitLab | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in): | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No.
I use LLM as an improved tutorial, a super documentation, but not to write code. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to 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 | learning new things.
working with undocumented things, with a new framework on which the AI does not have any training. | 46,406 | 7 |
9,979 | 9,980 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | Easy-to-use API
NA | Lack of or sub-par API
NA | Fintech | Expert mentors
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 6 | 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 35,000 | Yes | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Cosmos DB;SQLite | Cosmos DB | Cosmos DB | Dynamics 365
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;Blazor;Node.js | Angular;ASP.NET;Node.js | NA
NA | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | .NET 8 or higher | null | null | MacOS | Windows | Azure Devops;Jira | Azure Devops;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;Jira | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Logic games/puzzles;Job board | Use discussion or chat feature
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 47,650 | 8 |
9,980 | 9,981 | I am a developer by profession | 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
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
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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 |
9,981 | 9,982 | 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) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 11 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | null | Easy-to-use API
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Software Development | Recognition from peers for your work
Time for side projects | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 12 | 3 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL | GDScript;Rust;SQL | Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | DuckDB;Elasticsearch;InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | InfluxDB;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool) | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus | Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes | NA
Coolify | Yes | Next.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum | Next.js;Axum | Next.js;Axum | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Ubuntu;NixOS | GitHub;Jira;Linear;Miro;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board | Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | just for juniors | 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 | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Calling bullshit hype technologies out | 73,089 | 1 |
9,982 | 9,983 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 18 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 18 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | Other (please specify):
Longterm support | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 10 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 5,000 | Yes | Delphi;HTML/CSS;SQL | Dart;Delphi;HTML/CSS;SQL | Delphi;HTML/CSS;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens;Ollama | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | null | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | NA
NA | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per month or weekly | Videos | 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 | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No, you always have to consider the code as not trustworthy. Every code that gets generated by AI has to be checked by a person who knows what it does and if it makes sense or could be solved in a better way. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding the bigger Picture of a project. Work will switch to more Architectural work. | 5,801 | 5 |
9,983 | 9,984 | 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 (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 required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Engineering manager | 10,000 or more employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Prohibitive pricing
NA | Energy | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Composer;Docker;Heroku;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | NA
NA | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;React;Symfony | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;React;Symfony | ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;React;Symfony | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | .NET 8 or higher;Pydantic | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Miro | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | NA
NA | Yes | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | Microsoft Phi-4 models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos | Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed
NA | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unsure | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 81,210 | 8 |
9,984 | 9,985 | I am learning to code | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | None of the above | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 2 | Student | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | JavaScript;Rust;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | Deno;Fastify;Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | Deno;Fastify;Node.js;Vue.js;Axum | NA
NA | Yes | Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | Google Gemini;uv | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Wikis | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | NA
NA | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | NA
NA | Yes | Multiple times per day | Less than one year | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI) | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Predictive analytics | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have 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 | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | null |
9,985 | 9,986 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 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);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 | 13 | 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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9,986 | 9,987 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 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 | 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) | 6 | Database administrator or engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | null | null | Software Development | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | RavenDB
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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NA | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | RavenDB | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
9,987 | 9,988 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 7 | 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 | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | 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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9,988 | 9,989 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Other (please specify): | 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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9,989 | 9,990 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;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);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | 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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9,990 | 9,991 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 10 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a 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 | Collaboration and support from a team
NA | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Finland | EUR European Euro | 63,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Rust | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | NA
Neon | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Digital Ocean;New Relic;Pip;Yarn | Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform | null | saltstack
NA | Yes | Express;Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | MacOS;Ubuntu | GitHub;Linear;Notion | null | null | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer
NA | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | New Relic | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Critical thinking | 73,089 | 8 |
9,991 | 9,992 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | 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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9,992 | 9,993 | 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 | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Reliability and low latency
NA | Availability of better alternatives
NA | Software Development | Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks
NA | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 7 | 15 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | NA
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9,993 | 9,994 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 30 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 30 | Applied scientist | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | Other (please specify):
User/Developer base/support | null | Healthcare | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | Flask;Node.js;Vue.js | NA
NA | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Wing IDE
Wing IDE | Large Language Model | c++23;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | Doxygen;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;Markdown File;Redmine | Doxygen;Markdown File;Redmine | Sphinx
Sphinx | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | Stack Overflow;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | NA
NA | No | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | Not for direct code integration | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
9,994 | 9,995 | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 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) | 10 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | Costs are manageable
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | India | INR Indian rupee | 1,730,000 | Yes | Java;JavaScript;Perl;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Go;Kotlin;Python;SQL | Python;SQL | NA
NA | null | MongoDB;Oracle | Cassandra;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Oracle | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;Pip | NA
uv | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;FastAPI | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Vim;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;WebStorm | NA
NA | Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini;uv | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube | NA
NA | Yes | null | null | null | gpt 4.1
gpt 4.1 | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles | Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in
NA | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code | Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | 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. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Understanding of systems as a whole with the nuances | 20,109 | 8 |
9,995 | 9,996 | 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);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | 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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9,996 | 9,997 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | 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);Blogs or podcasts | 17 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Software Development | Competitive pay and benefits
NA | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 1,020,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Rust;SQL;TypeScript;Gleam | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | NA
NA | Yes | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Netlify;npm;pnpm;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;pnpm;Terraform;Vite | NA
NA | Yes | Astro;Node.js;React | Astro;Node.js;React;Svelte;Vue.js;Axum | Astro;Node.js;React | NA
NA | Yes | Claude Code;Cursor;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | Visual Studio Code;Zed | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | RAG;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Linear;Obsidian | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | NA
NA | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Substack | NA
NA | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 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 | 106,918 | 8 |
9,997 | 9,998 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 1 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 5 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Security or privacy concerns
NA | Retail and Consumer Services | Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems
NA | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 8,400 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript | C;Rust;Zig | null | NA
NA | Yes | MySQL | null | null | NA
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | Angular | Axum | null | Quarkus
NA | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Arch;NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | 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 | 9,745 | 1 |
9,998 | 9,999 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 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
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 |
9,999 | 10,000 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 26 | Other (please specify): | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | Connected to an open-source project
NA | Ethical concerns
NA | Other: | Solving real-world problems
Tangible contributions to the direction of our societies | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 40 | 60 | Norway | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;PHP;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;Perl;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | NA
NA | Yes | H2;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | NA
NA | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Webpack;Yarn | APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus | APT;Bun;Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus | Gardener, leaf.cloud, Flatpak
Gardener, leaf.cloud, Flatpak | Yes | Deno;Django;Express;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails;WordPress | Deno;Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | Deno;Django;Express;Flask;Node.js;React;Ruby on Rails | NA
NA | Yes | Android Studio;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;VSCodium | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;VSCodium | NA
NA | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Ubuntu;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Various other documentation generators like Doxygen like, RubyDoc, Sphinx, e.a.
Various other documentation generators like Doxygen like, RubyDoc, Sphinx, e.a. | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Kaggle;LinkedIn | Discourse, other open source project-specific forums
Discourse, other open source project-specific forums | No | null | null | null | NA
NA | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | Other (write in):
Find an answer to a question I have | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;Other (write in): | No: almost all experiments had bad results, and prompts are highly context-dependent, so the time investment in developing these prompts may be gone in a few years (when the models have changed). | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | 1. Requirements gathering. A model can only work with (trained and fed) context, the input is important. This is a skill that has often been linked with development: finding out user needs.
2. Taking a step back to see the bigger picture and chose a way forward. AI does not have a vision (except what is put into it, or by accident appears from the training data - which would be a huge mistakte to follow), this is what humans need to put in.
3. Providing the right context. Which context is relevant to solve a problem? What is important to the specific case being examined? How does this relate to culture, the real world, and how will it impact it? That is input to provide context.
4. Making architectural decisions, again, related to (business) context. AI might help here in giving options and pros/cons, but it is up to the humans to decide. (Often things not made explicit are important.)
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