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Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
20
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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20
Developer, full-stack
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No
Work
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Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
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India
INR Indian rupee
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Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP
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NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
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No
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Yes
jQuery;Laravel;WordPress
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No
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Windows
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GitHub
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NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
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No
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NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people)
Answer a question NA
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
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I don’t use AI tools regularly
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No, and I don't plan to
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48,902
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
9
Developer, embedded applications or devices
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
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48,903
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
65 years or older
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Retired
None of the above
66
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
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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45
Retired
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48,903
48,904
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
8
Developer, full-stack
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Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
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48,905
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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
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48,905
48,906
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
19
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);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
37
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Reputation for quality active maintenance
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
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Germany
EUR European Euro
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Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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Infrequently, less than once per year
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48,906
48,907
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
15
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NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
48,907
48,908
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 (20-29 hours per week)
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
14
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
null
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
null
Ukraine
USD United States dollar
60,000
Yes
Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;Cockroachdb
InfluxDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;pnpm;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Firebase;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Prometheus;Splunk;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;WordPress
Angular;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React
Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim
IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;Vim
NA NA
Google Gemini
RAG;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Arch
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium
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
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
outbox thinking
60,000
6
48,908
48,909
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
11
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,909
48,910
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
35
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
3
Italy
EUR European Euro
260
Yes
C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;SQL
C#;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Cosmos DB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB
Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;NuGet;Prometheus
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;jQuery
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
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;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics
Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot
null
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
creativity, review and evaluation
302
8
48,910
48,911
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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;Colleague or on-the-job training
7
Data engineer
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I 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
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Poland
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Java;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Snowflake
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Pip;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
null
Notion
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
null
null
null
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics
Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
48,911
48,912
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Data scientist
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
48,912
48,913
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
13
Engineering manager
10,000 or more employees
People manager
In-person
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Manufacturing
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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
48,913
48,914
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.)
17
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
20
Developer, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
10
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
95,000
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
Yes
A few times per week
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
129,334
9
48,914
48,915
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
Volunteering (regularly)
2
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);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
5
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
null
null
null
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
5
Guinea
GNF Guinean franc
24,000,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Windev Windev
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Heroku
null
NA NA
Yes
Django
Django;FastAPI;jQuery
Django
yii2 yii2
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
PyCharm;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Asana;GitHub
Asana;GitHub;GitLab
Asana;GitHub
NA NA
GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
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
null
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Documenting code
I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
null
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
2,773
null
48,915
48,916
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
19
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);Coding Bootcamp
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
19
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,916
48,917
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
20
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
Project manager
Less than 20 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA 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
48,917
48,918
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
Academic researcher
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,918
48,919
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
null
null
null
Software Development
null
No
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
10
48,919
48,920
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
1
Developer, mobile
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
null
null
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
1
1
South Africa
USD United States dollar
null
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
1 1
null
null
null
2
2
Windows;Android
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
1 1
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos
Upvote/Downvote Q&A posts NA
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in):
null
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes
null
null
48,920
48,921
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.)
23
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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)
15
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Good brand and public image NA
null
Retail and Consumer Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
115,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Oracle;SQLite
Oracle;SQLite
Oracle;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Podman
Docker;Podman
Docker;Podman
OCI NA
Yes
null
null
null
Oracle APEX Oracle APEX
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
Windows
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;YouTube
Discord;Reddit;YouTube
Discord;Reddit;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Direct messaging of users
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Committing and reviewing code
Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
yes
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence
null
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 improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
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.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Sure
115,000
10
48,921
48,922
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
4
Data engineer
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,922
48,923
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
11
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
16
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,923
48,924
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
null
11
null
null
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
48,924
48,925
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Coding Bootcamp
5
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
null
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
null
null
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
48,925
48,926
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
32
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
32
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)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,926
48,927
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Other (please specify):
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,927
48,928
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
43
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
43
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
People manager
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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Government
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
90,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Composer;Firebase;npm;Pip;Podman;Yarn
Ansible;Firebase;npm;Pip;Yarn
Firebase;npm;Pip;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Symfony
Symfony
Symfony
NA NA
Yes
Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;PhpStorm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Delphi Delphi
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
Delphi 12+ Athens
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian
Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine
Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine
Markdown File;Obsidian;Redmine
Mantis Mantis
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly
No, maybe later.
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.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Analysis of user requirements.
104,413
7
48,928
48,929
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
24
Engineering manager
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
340,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript
Kotlin;Rust;SQL
Kotlin;SQL
NA NA
Yes
BigQuery;SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Google Cloud
Google Cloud
Google Cloud
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
proprietary proprietary
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Gemini code assist Gemini CLI
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
Google Workspace
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;X
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation
Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Yes, for smaller tasks/tools mostly at the moment
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
AI agents have increased my productivity.;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.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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
proprietary
Vertex AI
null
null
proprietary
Claude Code;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Solving the complex problems in efficient ways. Finding ways to use technology/software to help business grow.
462,881
null
48,929
48,930
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
8
Academic researcher
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
null
Egypt
EGP Egyptian pound
216,000
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
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI)
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
4,314
null
48,930
48,931
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
null
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
16
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
20
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
165,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig;Mojo
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Go;JavaScript;Lua;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Cassandra;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Cockroachdb;Valkey
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
APT;Cargo;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
APT;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;React
ASP.NET Core;FastAPI
ASP.NET Core;FastAPI
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm;Windsurf
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini;uv
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;uv
null
null
Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack
Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Markdown File;Wikis;YouTrack
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
null
null
No, not at all
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Unsure
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Not in a strict sense. We use tools to generate code for certain tasks. However we always review code before merging it into mainline
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
MCP servers
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Redis;GitHub MCP Server
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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
Debugging
165,000
4
48,931
48,932
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
27
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);Other (please specify):
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
35
Engineering manager
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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null
null
null
48,932
48,933
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.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
15
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
null
null
Other:
Recognition from peers for your work NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
5
Sri Lanka
LKR Sri Lankan rupee
6,000,000
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
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
19,983
7
48,933
48,934
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
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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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
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null
null
48,934
48,935
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
25
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
800,000
Yes
Go
Go
Go
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Terraform
Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Terraform
Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Pacman;Terraform
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Nano;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA Gemini Code Assist
RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
MacOS;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
MacOS;Android;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch
Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
Airtable;GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
NA NA
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
No, not at all
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Generating content or synthetic data
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
800,000
8
48,935
48,936
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
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;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
15
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Reliability and low latency Made in the EU
Security or privacy concerns NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
10
Austria
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;HTML/CSS;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;HTML/CSS;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Vite
Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Podman
Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Vim
Rider;Vim
Rider;Vim
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Fedora
Fedora
Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis
Azure Devops;GitHub;Stack Overflow for Teams;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Multiple times per day
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Other (write in):
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Testing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
Never.
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.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;Other (please specify):
Analyzing and understanding business requirements and needs. Corporate politics
null
7
48,936
48,937
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
Volunteering (regularly)
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
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
Data scientist
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
5
India
INR Indian rupee
500,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran
null
null
Julia NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File
Markdown File
Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code
Deployment and monitoring
null
Learning about a codebase;Documenting 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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, I do not prefer vibe coding unless it is simple and time consuming task.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
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.
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.
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Skills which need expertise cannot be replaced by AI. So I believe I should be expert in my field and use AI as an assistant to help in my work. If AI achieves AGI level, I may assist it to do my work.
5,812
3
48,937
48,938
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Attending school (part-time)
29
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
32
Developer, back-end
5,000 to 9,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
Retail and Consumer Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Sweden
SEK Swedish krona
1,190,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL
Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Ruby;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Prometheus
Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform
Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Prometheus
NA NA
Yes
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Neovim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows
MacOS
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
Discord;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Deployment and monitoring
Committing and reviewing code
Project planning;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Customer service support
MCP servers
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
124,738
4
48,938
48,939
I code primarily as a hobby
Prefer not to say
Some college/university study without earning a degree
I prefer not to say
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
2
Retired
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
3
1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
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
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
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
null
48,939
48,940
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other (please specify):
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 (please specify):
10
Developer, QA or test
I don’t know
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
null
null
Fintech
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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
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null
NA NA
null
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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
Not sure/can't remember
Infrequently, less than once per year
I don't use Stack Overflow
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
no
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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48,940
48,941
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Not employed
None of the above
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
12
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,941
48,942
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
7
Founder, technology or otherwise
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
7
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;Supabase
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code;VSCodium
Lovable.dev;VSCodium;Zed
VSCodium
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;Android
Windows
GitHub;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Obsidian;Trello
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, vibe coding doesn't currently have a place in my professional development work.
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
null
48,942
48,943
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
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 NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
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null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,943
48,944
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
18
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
22
Engineering manager
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
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
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null
NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
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null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,944
48,945
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
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
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NA NA
null
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null
48,945
48,946
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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
9
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
Prohibitive pricing NA
Banking/Financial Services
Collaboration and support from a team NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
25
5
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Swift;TypeScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell
NA NA
Yes
Cassandra;Elasticsearch
Cassandra;MongoDB
Cassandra
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
Express;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;VSCodium
IntelliJ IDEA;VSCodium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
No, but I plan to soon
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
72,958
7
48,946
48,947
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
None of the above
1
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
Student
null
null
null
null
School
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Rust
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;SQLite
Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Make;MSBuild
Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;NuGet
Docker;Make;MSBuild
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Node.js
ASP.NET;React
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
.NET 8 or higher;c++23
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Airtable;GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
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
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Search for answers
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
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
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.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
null
48,947
48,948
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,948
48,949
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Volunteering (regularly)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Coding Bootcamp
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
1
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
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null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
null
48,949
48,950
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
25
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
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
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
9
null
Albania
EUR European Euro
15,000
Yes
Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS
Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS;Zig
Elixir;Erlang;HTML/CSS
Haskell Haskell
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Blazor
Phoenix
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Helix NA
null
null
null
null
null
Linux (non-WSL)
Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
Azure Devops;Trello
Clickup;Monday.com
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Direct messaging of users
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
No, and I don't plan to
Favorable
Somewhat trust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
The desire to create
17,402
8
48,950
48,951
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.);Volunteering (regularly)
22
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
27
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null
null
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null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
48,951
48,952
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
6
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;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;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
10
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Recognition from leadership for your work NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
4
India
INR Indian rupee
4,800,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);C++;Dart;Elixir;Java;Python;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Java;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool);Vercel
Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Podman
Chocolatey;Docker;Maven (build tool)
NA NA
Yes
Next.js
Django;Next.js;Ruby on Rails
Next.js
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
Large Language Model
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
MacOS
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
Confluence;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board
Answer a question NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code
null
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
55,795
5
48,952
48,953
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
24
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
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
48,953
48,954
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
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
20
DevOps engineer or professional
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Energy
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
8
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
65,000
Yes
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Microsoft Azure
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Debian
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
null
null
Things by Cultured Code for personal usage NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users;Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Somewhat. I would like to/need to brainstorm ideas and see how things shape so I don't get frustrated.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations
null
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
null
null
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 don’t trust AI’s answers
Rather than knowing specific technical skills general problem solving and communication skills will take more precedence. Learning a new technology was easy. Now dead easy. AI or LLMs will remove technical barriers for actual workers/developer. It will be a correction to mitigate unnecessary developer staff. A lot of people moved in here only because money was good.
75,410
6
48,954
48,955
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
2
3
Italy
EUR European Euro
55,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
DuckDB;PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Podman;Yarn
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Yarn
Cargo;Docker;Kubernetes;Pip;Podman;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
Angular
Angular
Angular
Falcon NA
Yes
Nano;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Nano;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Polars;Pydantic;uv
Polars;uv
Polars;uv
null
null
Arch
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Arch
Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Miro;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
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
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;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
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
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 collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Analysis, performance optimization, software design
63,808
6
48,955
48,956
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
27
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
Poor usability NA
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
6
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Elixir;HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;Kotlin;Swift
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Podman
Docker;Firebase;Gradle
Docker;Gradle
NA NA
Yes
Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
micro micro
Large Language Model;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama;uv;visionOS
Large Language Model;Ollama
null
null
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
MacOS;iOS;iPadOS
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Stack Overflow for Teams
Confluence;Jira;Markdown File;Microsoft Planner
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;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
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Message Boards;Long-form articles
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 monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
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 improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;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
null
48,956
48,957
I am learning to code
45-54 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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);Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
36
Other (please specify):
Less than 20 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
Reputation for quality NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
7
Switzerland
CHF Swiss franc
52,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript
NA Angular, Django
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT
Firebase
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
VSCodium
VSCodium
VSCodium
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Android
Ubuntu;iOS
GitHub
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Other (write in):
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Not sure
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code
null
null
Other (write in):
I am still into using AI to support the generation of code.... and have to less experience really to give out a statement
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.
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
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
finding solutions and understand problems, decision have to be felt, creativity could just work out as suggestions
64,476
null
48,957
48,958
I code primarily as a hobby
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
null
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
15
Other (please specify):
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Ethical concerns NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
4
United States of America
USD United States dollar
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
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,958
48,959
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
19
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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
8
Other (please specify):
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Personal Project
Good brand and public image NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Other:
null
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
2
India
INR Indian rupee
450,000
Yes
C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;React
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
GitHub
null
null
NA NA
YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once per month or monthly
I don't use Stack Overflow
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
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
Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Generating content or synthetic data
null
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Currently yes but it will degrade developers skills and thinking ability
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Programming skills mainly problem solving skills
5,231
null
48,959
48,960
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
4
Developer, front-end
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
null
null
Banking/Financial Services
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
New Zealand
NZD New Zealand dollar
70,000
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
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
42,165
5
48,960
48,961
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
6
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Remote
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA 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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,961
48,962
I am a developer by profession
55-64 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
15
Developer, full-stack
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable Security
Security or privacy concerns NA
Fintech
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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null
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NA NA
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,962
48,963
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
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
7
Data scientist
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
null
null
Transportation, or Supply Chain
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
null
Hungary
HUF Hungarian forint
null
Yes
Python;R;SQL
Python;R;SQL
Python;R;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Oracle
DuckDB;Oracle
Oracle
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++
RStudio Positron RStudio Positron
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers
null
null
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
No, but I plan to
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 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
8
48,963
48,964
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
null
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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
7
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
null
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
null
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null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,964
48,965
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
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)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
7
Developer, QA or test
I don’t know
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Other:
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
null
Yes
MATLAB;Rust
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Android;Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu
GitLab;Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
I don’t use AI tools regularly
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,965
48,966
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
I prefer not to say
null
null
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)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
4
DevOps engineer or professional
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
6
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Python
NA NA
Yes
InfluxDB;MongoDB
InfluxDB;PostgreSQL;Redis
InfluxDB
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform
Ansible;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Flask;Svelte
Svelte
Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Nano;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Ollama
null
null
null
null
MacOS
Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
absolutely not
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
system design, costumer requirements, managing complexity
null
6
48,966
48,967
I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,967
48,968
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
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API 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
10
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
270,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Python;Rust;Swift;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
Python;Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cargo;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn
Cargo;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Terraform;Vite;Yarn
Cargo;Homebrew;Microsoft Azure;npm;Vite;Yarn
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Next.js;React;Axum
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Azure Devops;GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn
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
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
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
yes!
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
GitHub MCP Server
null
OpenRouter;LangChain
null
Sentry
null
Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
Architectural thinking, high level planning
270,000
8
48,968
48,969
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
9
Developer, full-stack
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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
48,969
48,970
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time)
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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
2
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
null
School
Easy-to-use API NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
null
null
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
28,000
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
Yes
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI)
null
Yes, somewhat
Less than half of the time
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5,097
null
48,970
48,971
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges
25
Engineering manager
I don’t know
People manager
Remote
null
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Healthcare
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
350,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript
Elixir;Go;Kotlin;Rust;Zig;Gleam
Kotlin
NA Roc
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Pocketbase
MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
Express;Next.js;Node.js;Phoenix;React;Svelte
Express;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;Android;iOS
MacOS;Android;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian
NA NA
Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Reddit;Bluesky
Reddit;Bluesky
Lobste.rs NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Logic games/puzzles;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
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
🙂‍↔️ No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Communication. I think developers will still be needed they'll just be able to accomplish more alone. But the importance of catching potential issues and working to a solution with product and design will still be very important.
350,000
7
48,971
48,972
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.)
Not employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours)
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
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NA NA
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48,972
48,973
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
2
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
null
Recognition from peers for your work NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL
Cloud Firestore;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Cloud Firestore;MongoDB;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Vercel
Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Vercel
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js;WordPress
Django;Express;Next.js;Node.js;Svelte
Express;Node.js
NA NA
null
Bolt;Claude Code;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
hostinger
hostinger;RAG;LangGraph
hostinger
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Trello
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle;YouTube
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);X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 1 and 3 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Indifferent
Highly distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code
Project planning;Testing code
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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
yea
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have 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.
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.
null
GitHub MCP Server;supabase
null
Vertex AI;LangChain;LangGraph
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Bolt.new
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
idk
null
8
48,973
48,974
I code primarily as a hobby
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
33
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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NA NA
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48,974
48,975
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Primary/elementary school
Employed
Attending school (full-time)
10
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 required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
null
null
No
Work
null
null
Healthcare
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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null
Ukraine
USD United States dollar
null
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null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
I don't use Stack Overflow
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
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7
48,975
48,976
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
9
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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9
48,976
48,977
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
null
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null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,977
48,978
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not 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)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
5
Cloud infrastructure engineer
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
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Software Development
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
5
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Kotlin;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;Amazon Redshift
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Splunk
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;Pip;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Pip;Splunk
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React
Node.js;React
Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini
Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini
Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Red Hat
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams
GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Microsoft Planner;Notion;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
NA NA
No
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
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support
Multi-platform search enablement;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
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48,978
48,979
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);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);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges
12
Founder, technology or otherwise
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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,979
48,980
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 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
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
6
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 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
null
null
Software Development
null
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,980
48,981
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)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts
null
null
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null
null
null
null
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,981
48,982
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,982
48,983
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
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);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
15
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Fintech
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
2
Greece
EUR European Euro
72,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
null
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null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
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83,531
7
48,983
48,984
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.)
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
12
Developer, mobile
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Manufacturing
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Pakistan
PKR Pakistani rupee
236,000
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers
null
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
null
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
829
8
48,984
48,985
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
4
Developer, AI apps or physical AI
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
AI integration or AI Agent capabilities NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
4
India
INR Indian rupee
1,700,000
Yes
C;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python
C#;Dart;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;R;Rust;Scala;SQL
JavaScript;Python
NA NA
Yes
MongoDB;MySQL;Supabase
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift
MongoDB;MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Supabase;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Google Cloud;npm;Supabase;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Supabase;Vercel
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Ollama
c++23;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
Windows
Windows;MacOS
Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File
Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Monday.com
Google Colab;Google Workspace;Markdown File
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
19,761
5
48,985
48,986
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
55-64 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Retired
None of the above
30
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
43
Retired
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
null
null
null
7
Thailand
THB Thai baht
0
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Kotlin
null
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Firebase;npm
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
null
GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
A few times per month or weekly
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Ask a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
No
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The ability to determine the requirements for a project.
null
null
48,986
48,987
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.)
10
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
20
Developer, front-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Austria
EUR European Euro
70,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;Rust;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);npm;Prometheus;Vite;Webpack;Yarn
npm;Vite
npm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Angular;AngularJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Spring Boot;Vue.js
Angular;Astro;Fastify;NestJS
Angular
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Trello
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase
Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
for some problems that can be described easily enough vibe coding is time saving. for higher level problems, this gets out of hand quickly and should be avoided currently
No, but I plan to
No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
seeing the bigger picture, decision making and rating of solutions, security, understanding of the problem, UX, UI
81,210
8
48,987
48,988
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
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
Other (please specify):
6
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
52,000
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
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 3 and 5 years
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Project planning
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes it is.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
null
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
60,328
8
48,988
48,989
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
65 years or older
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
45
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
30
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Manufacturing
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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
48,989
48,990
I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am
55-64 years old
Other (please specify):
Employed
None of the above
26
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Other (please specify):
43
Architect, software or solutions
100 to 499 employees
People manager
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
Software Development
null
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
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
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code
Deployment and monitoring
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics
null
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 increased my productivity.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
Grafana + Prometheus
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
abstract and analytic thinking, understanding code, understanding the business domain, communicating with business people to feed LLM's
null
null
48,990
48,991
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Coding Bootcamp
8
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
6
7
United States of America
USD United States dollar
167,954
Yes
C;C#;C++;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;MATLAB;PHP;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net)
COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;Groovy;Lisp;Lua;MicroPython;OCaml;Prolog;Scala;VBA;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Amazon Redshift
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;IBM Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;FastAPI;jQuery;Node.js;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Odoo;Google Gemini;Ollama
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News
null
null
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Coding challenges
Ask a question NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Yes
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing;Robotics;Cybersecurity
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have increased my productivity.
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
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
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
null
null
Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;GitHub MCP Server;LangMem
null
Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;LangChain;Amazon Bedrock Agents;LangGraph;Haystack;Martian;lyzr
null
Adversarial Robustness Toolbox (ART);Langfuse;helicone
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Auto-GPT
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Synthesis - Human applications
167,954
10
48,991
48,992
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
17
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
null
null
null
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
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
4
4
Netherlands
EUR European Euro
95,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;Firebase;Heroku;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Vercel;Vite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Node.js;Svelte
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
null
null
NA NA
Pydantic
null
null
null
null
Windows
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Infrequently, less than once per year
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI)
null
No, not at all
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Robotics
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
110,214
7
48,992
48,993
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
23
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp;Books / Physical media
23
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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48,993
48,994
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);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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts
10
Developer, back-end
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Banking/Financial Services
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,994
48,995
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
12
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,995
48,996
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
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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
4
Developer, mobile
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
null
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
FastAPI;Next.js;React
FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;React
FastAPI;Next.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Large Language Model;SwiftData;Amazon Bedrock;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph
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null
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS
Trello
Confluence;Jira
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;Kaggle;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 3 and 5 years
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null
Use discussion or chat feature NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Testing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
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null
null
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null
When I want to learn best practices
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8
48,996
48,997
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
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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
6
Developer, front-end
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
Good brand and public image NA
null
Fintech
You like your manager NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
3
1
Ukraine
UAH Ukrainian hryvnia
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;TypeScript
Go
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Docker;npm;pnpm;Vite;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
No
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null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;YouTrack
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
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
Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Testing code
Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no
Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently
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 improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
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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
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
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null
When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
-
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7
48,997
48,998
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Coding Bootcamp;Games or coding challenges
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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5
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,998
48,999
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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48,999
49,000
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
8
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Poor usability NA
Manufacturing
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Zimbabwe
USD United States dollar
31,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Go
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
MongoDB;PostgreSQL
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Flask
null
null
NA Flutter
Yes
PyCharm
null
null
NA NA
Microsoft Fabric
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Android
Windows
Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
Dev.to
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
A few times per month or weekly
Videos;Coding challenges
null
Yes, definitely
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unsure
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;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Other (write in):
Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
null
I haven’t encountered any problems
null
No, and I don't plan to
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null
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null
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UI UX
31,000
8