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18-24 years old
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2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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7
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100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
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49,101
49,102
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)
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
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49,102
49,103
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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2
System administrator
Less than 20 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Good brand and public image NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Manufacturing
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No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
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49,103
49,104
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
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3
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
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I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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49,104
49,105
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
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
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25
AI/ML engineer
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Personal Project
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49,105
49,106
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
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1
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
No
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
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No
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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Egypt
EGP Egyptian pound
36,000
Yes
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Yes
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No
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null
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Yes
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Laravel;React
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code
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NA NA
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Windows;Ubuntu;Android
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49,106
49,107
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Volunteering (regularly)
29
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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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
29
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
null
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
1,224,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;PowerShell;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
Sybase SQLAnywhere NA
Yes
Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Webpack
Chocolatey;Microsoft Azure;Pip
NA NA
Yes
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NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;RustRover;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens
.NET 8 or higher;Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens
Google Gemini;Delphi 12+ Athens
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Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows
Azure Devops
Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab
Azure Devops
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;YouTube;LinkedIn
Bluesky;YouTube
YouTube
NA NA
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
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI)
Ask a question NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
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6
49,107
49,108
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
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49,108
49,109
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)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
8
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
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49,109
49,110
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Colleague or on-the-job training
7
Developer, AI apps or physical AI
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
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NA NA
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NA NA
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49,110
49,111
I work with developers or my work supports developers but am not a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
1
Project manager
100 to 499 employees
People manager
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
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49,111
49,112
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Other (please specify):
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Attending school (part-time)
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
2
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Lack of AI or AI agents NA
Software Development
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
1
1
South Africa
ZAR South African rand
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people)
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49,112
49,113
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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);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
10
Data or business analyst
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
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49,113
49,114
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
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2
Student
null
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null
School
Reputation for quality NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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49,114
49,115
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
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
11
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
People manager
In-person
null
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
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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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49,115
49,116
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
Volunteering (regularly)
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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
13
Engineering manager
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
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49,116
49,117
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)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;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);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts
8
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49,117
49,118
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
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49,118
49,119
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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)
13
Developer, full-stack
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Job stability and career growth with a single employer NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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8
49,119
49,120
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.)
13
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training
15
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
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49,120
49,121
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
null
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
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49,121
49,122
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
None of the above;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
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);Colleague or on-the-job training
14
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Manufacturing
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
8
2
France
EUR European Euro
50,000
Yes
C#;SQL
C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript
C#;SQL
Visual FoxPro NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
NA NA
No
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NA NA
No
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NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher
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null
Windows;Android
Windows
Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian
Asana;GitHub;Obsidian
Asana;GitHub;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
No
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NA NA
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Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning
null
Learning about a codebase;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
no, IA do not control de code part, it's essentially learning and speed up the easiest task
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
Marketing
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
58,007
7
49,122
49,123
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
None of the above
10
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
15
Developer, full-stack
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Italy
EUR European Euro
40,000
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
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
46,406
8
49,123
49,124
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.)
20
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);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);Blogs or podcasts
25
Architect, software or solutions
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
Connected to an open-source project NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
Working with new technologies and tools NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
20
5
United States of America
USD United States dollar
175,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript
Dart;Kotlin;Rust
Dart
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Clickhouse
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
PostgreSQL;Clickhouse
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Terraform;Webpack
Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform;Vite
Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
null
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning 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
null
Answer a question NA
No, not really
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;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;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No. LLMs are useful to quickly generate boilerplate or repetitive tasks, but they should not currently be used to put together anything that needs complex logic.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Integration with external agents and APIs
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
Architecture level problem solving and writing code that accomplishes a real product need, not just that fits a specific story or ticket in a Jira system. Many humans today are already terrible at this, and AI tools are trained on the outputs of those humans.
null
8
49,124
49,125
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
9
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
4
Developer, back-end
500 to 999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Outdated or obsolete technology or features NA
Fintech
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
null
United States of America
USD United States dollar
135,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;Java;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Visual Basic (.Net)
C#;Java;Kotlin;SQL
C#;Java;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);NuGet
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool)
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool)
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Google Gemini
null
null
Windows;iOS
MacOS;Linux (non-WSL)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart)
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Reddit;Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Bookmark posts to look at later NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
Project planning
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Business process automation
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
Debugging
null
6
49,125
49,126
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.)
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);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;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media
5
Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns AI integration required
Fintech
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
3
United States of America
USD United States dollar
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL
Assembly;C;GDScript;Go;Lua;MicroPython;Python;Rust;Swift;Zig
Go;Lua;MicroPython;Python
Nu Nu
Yes
Cosmos DB;Databricks SQL;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;New Relic;Pip;Poetry;Splunk;Terraform
Cargo;Homebrew;Make;Pip;Poetry
Cargo;Homebrew;Pip;Poetry
uv,pipx uv,pipx
Yes
Angular;Spring Boot;WordPress
null
null
JSP NA
Yes
Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Visual Studio Code
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim
Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim
NA NA
Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama;uv;visionOS
Pydantic;uv;visionOS
uv;visionOS
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS
Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn
Bluesky;YouTube
Bluesky;YouTube
Matrix Matrix
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Answer a question NA
No, not really
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
No, though we have been encouraged to and the SWEs at my work are being evaluated on their AI usage, including “vibe coding”.
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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
Literacy, Numeracy, Critical Reasoning, and Novel Thinking/Creative Thinking.
null
null
49,126
49,127
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
Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
27
Academic researcher
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
null
null
null
Higher Education
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
Costa Rica
USD United States dollar
84,000
Yes
C;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Prolog;Python
C;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Prolog;Python;TypeScript
C;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Prolog;Python
Racket Racket
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip
APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip
APT;Docker;Gradle;Make;npm;Pip
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;PyCharm;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Pop!_OS
Pop!_OS
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Colab;Google Workspace
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008
Infrequently, less than once per year
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Chat (bot/AI)
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, I use AI to get inspired, to see how "someone else would do it" and then solve the problem myself.
No, and I don't plan to
No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by 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
Software design
null
null
49,127
49,128
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
6
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
6
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Good brand and public image NA
Lack of or sub-par API NA
Energy
Solving real-world problems NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
United States of America
USD United States dollar
200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Dynamodb;PostgreSQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes
null
null
NA NA
Yes
jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Google Gemini
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
null
Jira
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
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
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Somewhat trust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, 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.
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions
null
null
10
49,128
49,129
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
7
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
4
Indonesia
IDR Indonesian rupiah
90,000,000
Yes
Go;JavaScript;PHP;Python
Go;JavaScript;Kotlin;PHP;Rust
Go;JavaScript;PHP
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;Supabase;Amazon Redshift
MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Express;Laravel
null
null
fiber, gin, grpc fiber, gin, grpc
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
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
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
not really, i used it mainly as last effort when encountering a problem
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
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.
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
problem solving
null
7
49,129
49,130
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);Attending school (full-time)
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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media
4
Other (please specify):
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Poor usability NA
Other:
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
10
3
Mexico
MXN Mexican peso
17,200
Yes
C;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;R;SQL
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Power FX, GDScript NA
Yes
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
Firebase Realtime Database;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite;Supabase
Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Azure;Netlify;npm;Railway;Vercel
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Firebase;Microsoft Azure;Supabase;Vercel
Microsoft Azure;Vercel
NA NA
Yes
Next.js;Node.js;React
React
React
NA NA
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Platform, Sharepoint, Power Platform Developer
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
MacOS;iOS
Notion
Notion
Notion
NA NA
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 1 and 3 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (bot/AI)
null
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
null
Testing code;Deployment and monitoring
Writing code;Debugging or fixing 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 it is
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
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.
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;I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore
Designing and developing a full solution, process mining, AI is good for small tasks but isn't very capable to develop a full enterprise solution
null
8
49,130
49,131
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
33
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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 required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
40
Developer, mobile
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
3
Germany
EUR European Euro
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;Python
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Ansible;APT;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Ansible;APT;Homebrew;Make;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Hetzner Hetzner
Yes
FastAPI;React
FastAPI;React
FastAPI;React
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode
IntelliJ IDEA;Xcode
ollama ollama
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Ollama;LangGraph
null
null
MacOS;Red Hat
MacOS;Red Hat
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts
Ask a question NA
Yes, somewhat
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Testing code;Search for answers
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring
Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;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
For code fragments or specific isolated questions, vibe coding is good. It's like building lego: for individual bricks, AI helps, for the entire model, AI is counter-productive.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Human interactions, people buy from people.
null
8
49,131
49,132
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
10
Developer, back-end
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
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Energy
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
3
Australia
AUD Australian dollar
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;MicroPython;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA
Assembly;Rust;TypeScript
null
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;MariaDB;Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
Cassandra;Redis
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;NuGet;Pip
null
null
NA NA
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Flask;jQuery;Node.js
Ruby on Rails
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim
Cursor;Vim
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama
Large Language Model;RAG;Ollama
null
null
Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Windows;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models)
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No, my work projects are too niche
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
null
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Overall project planning, it allows for differing concepts to be viewed and the best selected. But the understanding of why and how a stack works and is chosen is important
null
4
49,132
49,133
I code primarily as a hobby
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
null
null
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
3
Student
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
null
null
null
null
Yes
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
null
2
India
INR Indian rupee
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;Rust;TypeScript
Rust;TypeScript
Rust;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;Redis;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm
Kubernetes;npm
Kubernetes;npm
NA NA
Yes
Node.js;React;Axum
Next.js;React;Axum
React;Axum
NA NA
null
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor
Cursor
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
null
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Less than one year
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people)
null
No, not really
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
Project planning;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies
Search for answers
I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
Maths
null
null
49,133
49,134
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
9
Student
null
null
null
null
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
null
null
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
2
3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
Dart;GDScript;Python;SQL
Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
MySQL;SQLite
MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite
MySQL;SQLite
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows
null
GitHub;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Workspace
GitHub;Google Workspace
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 1 and 3 years
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase
Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving
null
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;Data and analytics
Language processing
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
null
49,134
49,135
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
9
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);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
10
Developer, front-end
Less than 20 employees
People manager
In-person
No
Personal Project
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
1
1
Bangladesh
BDT Bangladeshi taka
2,150,000
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MySQL
MySQL
NA NA
Yes
APT;Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite
Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite
Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Vite
NA NA
Yes
React
FastAPI;NestJS;Node.js;React
React
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
Cursor;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Pydantic;Shadcn/ui;uv
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
MacOS;Ubuntu
GitHub;Notion;YouTrack
GitHub;Notion;YouTrack
GitHub;Notion;YouTrack
NA NA
Dev.to;YouTube
Dev.to;YouTube
Dev.to;YouTube
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos
null
Neutral
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
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
Bug prone
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.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
null
null
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;Tabnine;Perplexity
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
problem solving, Business requirement analysis, customer-centric thinking, people management
null
8
49,135
49,136
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;Books / Physical media
12
Developer, back-end
null
null
null
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Internet, Telecomm or Information Services
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
8
16
Poland
PLN Polish zloty
365,000
Yes
C;Java;JavaScript;Python;Scala;SQL
Elixir;Erlang;Python;Scala;SQL;Zig;Mojo
Python;Scala;SQL
Apex,PHP NA
Yes
Cassandra;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL;Redis
ScyllaDb,Aerospike Aerospike
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Podman;Vite;Yarn
Digital Ocean;Gradle;Homebrew;Podman;Vite
Digital Ocean;Gradle;Homebrew;Podman;Vite
NA NA
Yes
AngularJS;Flask;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;WordPress
Vue.js
null
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu
MacOS
Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Miro;Trello
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
GitHub;GitLab;Jira
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Slack (public channels, not work);Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Medium
NA NA
Yes
openAI Reasoning 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
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Unfavorable
Somewhat trust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Predictive analytics
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring
Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in):
null
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.
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
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;Other (please specify):
problem solving, fast learning, fast adaptivity to new domains and creativity
null
8
49,136
49,137
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
3
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other (please specify):
8
Developer, back-end
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
null
Fintech
Expert mentors NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
4
3
Turkey
TRY Turkish lira
160,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;Python;SQL
C++;OCaml
C++
NA Haskell
Yes
PostgreSQL;SQLite
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Firebase;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Prometheus;Vite
Kubernetes
null
cmake NA
Yes
ASP.NET Core;Django;React
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
Notepad++;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini
.NET 8 or higher;c++23;Google Gemini
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Confluence;Jira;Notion
Notion
Notion
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
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 3 and 5 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Direct messaging of users
null
No, not really
More than half the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Very favorable
Highly distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
No never ever
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering;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.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;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;When I need quick help troubleshooting
Fundamentals of computer science, communication skills, and domain knowledge will be more important. If you are a domain expert and have strong systems and architectural skills, even 1 person can create high output products.
null
7
49,137
49,138
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
15
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reliability and low latency NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
22
24
Hungary
HUF Hungarian forint
14,970,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Dart;Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;PHP;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Rust;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Java;Lua;Rust;SQL
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite
NA SurrealDB
Yes
Cargo;Composer;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip
Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool)
Cargo;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool)
Nix Nix
Yes
Angular;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Spring Boot;Axum
Axum
Axum
Golang Gin, Golang Fiber Golang Gin, Golang Fiber
Yes
Android Studio;Cursor;Nano;Vim
Android Studio;Nano;Vim
Android Studio;Nano;Vim
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Google Gemini;Ollama
Tailwind CSS 4
Tailwind CSS 4
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);NixOS
MacOS;NixOS
GitHub;Jira
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Discord;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;Perplexity Sonar models;X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 10 and 15 years
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 unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Generating content or synthetic data
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
It's just a bullshit marketing campaign by the big AI companies. It doesn't work at all. You can't make anything complex like that. It's all lies and scam to sell more subscriptions and tokens.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;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
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Other (please specify):
Everything because this shit just doesn't work and will never work until we have quantum computers to run AI. But after that we will have bigger problems than codeing.
null
3
49,138
49,139
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.);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
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
7
Developer, full-stack
1,000 to 4,999 employees
People manager
In-person
No
Work
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Healthcare
Solving real-world problems NA
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
null
Zambia
ZMW Zambian kwacha
650,000
Yes
C#;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL
null
null
NA NA
Yes
MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Chocolatey;Composer;Docker;Gradle;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm;NuGet;Vite;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Express;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;WordPress
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code
null
null
NA NA
Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
Windows;iOS;iPadOS
Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;GitLab
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
null
Yes, somewhat
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
I am currently exploring how far I can take vibe coding or how much I can actually get done.
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers
Systems/Solutions Architecture
null
6
49,139
49,140
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
15
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
17
Developer, back-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Ethical concerns NA
Banking/Financial Services
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
10
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
100,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;Java;Kotlin;Python;SQL
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java;Python;SQL
NA NA
Yes
IBM DB2
null
null
Gigaspaces Hazelcast
Yes
Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Splunk;Terraform
Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);Prometheus;Terraform
Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS
Windows;MacOS
GitHub;Jira;Trello
GitHub;Trello
GitHub;Trello
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 10 and 15 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Browse content related to Q&A posts I recently viewed NA
Neutral
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
Part of the work but not the most important part.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting
null
null
6
49,140
49,141
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
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
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
5
Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.)
500 to 999 employees
People manager
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
null
null
Software Development
null
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
130,000
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS
MacOS
Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro
Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro
Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 5 and 10 years
null
null
null
No, not really
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
null
null
49,141
49,142
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
1
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
5
Data engineer
20 to 99 employees
null
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Software Development
Expert mentors NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
4
India
INR Indian rupee
750,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL
Java;JavaScript;Python
Java;JavaScript;Python
PySpark NA
Yes
Databricks SQL;Dynamodb;MySQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes;Terraform
NA NA
Yes
Express;Node.js
Express;Node.js;Spring Boot
Express;Node.js
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
Claude Code;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu
Windows;Ubuntu
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
GitHub;GitLab
NA NA
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models
NA NA
Yes
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Job board
Use discussion or chat feature NA
Yes, definitely
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Highly trust
Very well at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in):
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
null
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
8
49,142
49,143
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Not employed
Attending school (part-time)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community)
8
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Personal Project
Reputation for quality NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
null
null
I'm not sure
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
7
7
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
null
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lua;Python;Rust;TypeScript;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;GDScript;Go;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig;Gleam
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;TypeScript;Zig
Luau Luau
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Deno;Next.js;React
Astro;Next.js
Astro;Next.js
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed
IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed
IntelliJ IDEA;RustRover;Visual Studio Code;Zed
NA NA
Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
null
null
null
null
Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Fedora
Windows
GitHub;Obsidian;Trello
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub;Obsidian
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
Gemini (Pro Reasoning models)
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
null
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
Indifferent
Somewhat distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data
Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No it is not.
No, and I don't plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
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.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
The use of software in actual live environments (testing).
null
null
49,143
49,144
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
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other (please specify):
13
Developer, full-stack
null
null
null
null
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
null
Competitive pay and benefits NA
Yes
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
2
5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GBP Pound sterling
null
Yes
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript
NA NA
Yes
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL;Supabase
Cloud Firestore;Elasticsearch;Neo4J;PostgreSQL
Cloud Firestore;PostgreSQL
NA Docker hosted databases
Yes
Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Supabase;Vercel;Vite;Yarn
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Netlify;npm;Pip;pnpm;Terraform;Vercel;Vite
Docker;Firebase;npm;pnpm;Vercel;Vite
NA NA
Yes
Astro;Express;FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React
FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte
FastAPI;Next.js;Node.js;React
NA NA
Yes
Bolt;Claude Code;Cursor;WebStorm
Claude Code;WebStorm
Claude Code;WebStorm
Replit, Pythagora, Databutton NA
Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Pydantic;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui;LangGraph
Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui
null
null
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Markdown File;Notion
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack
Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
Discord;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
null
null
NA NA
Not sure/can't remember
Less than once per month or monthly
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in):
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 unfavorable
Highly distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in):;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
Yes, but I'm trying to reduce it because it's not fun and too many subtle errors.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Multi-platform search enablement;Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;MCP servers;Integration with external agents and APIs;Personalized agent creation
AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
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.
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.
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null
null
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null
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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
Advocating for oneself and community building. I think being a good problem solver is always going to be relevant, but with the way the industry is going I don't think any employers are going to appreciate it if it comes down to their egos and bottom lines. We will have to learn to look out for ourselves and each other as developers.
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2
49,144
49,145
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.)
12
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
16
Developer, back-end
Less than 20 employees
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Work
null
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Collaboration and support from a team NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
5
null
Romania
RON Romanian leu
268,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Groovy;Java
Kotlin
null
NA NA
Yes
MySQL
MongoDB
null
NA NA
Yes
Digital Ocean;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Splunk
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Spring Boot
Ruby on Rails
null
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Sublime Text
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu
null
Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow
null
null
NA NA
Yes
openAI GPT (chatbot models)
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per month or weekly
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
Neutral
Less than half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem
null
null
7
49,145
49,146
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
18
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
30
Developer, embedded applications or devices
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Software Development
You like your manager NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
10
United States of America
USD United States dollar
230,000
Yes
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust
Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python;Rust
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip;Podman;Terraform
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Make;Ninja;npm;Pip
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
Vim;Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL)
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL)
Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
Coda;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File
Plane NA
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube
Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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
Infrequently, less than once per year
null
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 distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
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
Learning about a codebase
null
Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
Barely. I have a distrust of the maintainability and quality of LLM generated code and it erodes developer understanding and capability and hands that responsibility to a black box.
Yes, I use AI agents at work daily
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.
AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
ChatGPT;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
Connecting technical problems to business needs. Complex architecture focusing on security and maintainability.
null
10
49,146
49,147
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
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null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
49,147
49,148
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
4
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);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
null
null
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
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null
49,148
49,149
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
18
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
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
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null
null
null
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49,149
49,150
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
null
10
Developer, front-end
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Recognition from peers for your work NA
Yes
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
null
null
India
INR Indian rupee
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
5
49,150
49,151
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
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null
NA NA
null
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null
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null
49,151
49,152
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
7
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
null
null
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
School
Customizable and manageable codebase NA
Inefficient or time-costly NA
Manufacturing
null
No
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
null
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NA NA
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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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5
49,152
49,153
I code primarily as a hobby
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career
null
10
Developer, full-stack
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
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
null
null
Software Development
null
I'm not sure
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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NA NA
null
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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49,153
49,154
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
null
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Blogs or podcasts;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Games or coding challenges;Books / Physical media;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
2
Student
null
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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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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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49,154
49,155
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
19
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);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;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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts
20
Architect, software or solutions
100 to 499 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Costs are manageable NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Software Development
Innovation through solving challenging and complex problems NA
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily
4
6
India
INR Indian rupee
null
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Predictive analytics;Search for answers
Project planning
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Deployment and monitoring
Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite
null
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering;Business process automation;Data and analytics
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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null
10
49,155
49,156
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week)
8
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
8
Developer, full-stack
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Personal Project
Good brand and public image I like free stuffs
Poor usability NA
Banking/Financial Services
Competitive pay and benefits NA
I'm not sure
I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
5
India
INR Indian rupee
2,900,000
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
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
Yes
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Less than one year
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
null
null
null
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics
null
Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Writing code
Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in):
I don't generate whole project from LLMs. but I use LLMs for following reasons: 1. Error and potential solutions (Mostly environment related errors) 2. Unit or integration test codes 3. Tech documentation 4. I use as buddy coder. I discuss my questions, thoughts and ideas and take second openioins on those.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Yes, to a great extent
Software engineering
null
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.
null
AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.
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.
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above:
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions
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I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Student
Attending school (part-time)
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Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
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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)
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 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
In-person
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
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I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
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49,159
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
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49,160
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
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Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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49,161
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
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49,162
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
Attending school (part-time)
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;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
No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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I don’t know
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
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I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
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49,163
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
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49,164
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
Attending school (full-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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49,165
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (full-time)
2
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Coding Bootcamp;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
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49,166
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
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20 to 99 employees
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49,167
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
25
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
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49,168
I am a developer by profession
18-24 years old
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49,169
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
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Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
6
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
People manager
In-person
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
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Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
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49,170
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.)
Employed
Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Attending school (part-time)
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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49,171
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
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49,172
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
None of the above
3
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
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I am learning to code
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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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
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49,174
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
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49,174
49,175
I am learning to code
18-24 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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NA NA
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49,175
49,176
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);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;Games or coding challenges
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts
11
AI/ML engineer
100 to 499 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Work
Robust and complete API NA
Poor usability NA
Software Development
Competitive pay and benefits NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
4
2
Germany
EUR European Euro
80,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
C#;GDScript;Rust;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
C#;GDScript;Rust;Zig;Mojo;Gleam
NA NA
Yes
DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite
DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
DuckDB;MariaDB;PostgreSQL
NA NA
Yes
Docker;MSBuild;Pip;Podman;Prometheus
MSBuild;Podman;Prometheus
MSBuild;Podman;Prometheus
uv, pixi uv, pixi
Yes
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;FastAPI;Flask;Svelte
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;FastAPI;Svelte
ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Deno;FastAPI;Svelte
NA NA
Yes
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Zed
Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;PyCharm;Rider;Zed
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher;Large Language Model;Pydantic;uv
.NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;uv
.NET 8 or higher;Pydantic;uv
null
null
Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Fedora;NixOS
Fedora
Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Miro
Markdown File
Markdown File
Slack NA
Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube
Hacker News
Hacker News
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models
Qwen Qwen
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
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
null
null
Learning about a codebase
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No, it will always involve me writing code myself because it's very tedious for me to get the AI to do exactly what I want.
Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly
Yes, somewhat
Software engineering
Language processing;Vector databases for AI applications;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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.
AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.
AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.
null
null
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
null
My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
pgvector;Milvus
DuckDB, MariaDB
null
llama.cpp
Grafana + Prometheus
null
ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini
Cursor
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
Software Architecture
null
8
49,176
49,177
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
8
Developer, full-stack
20 to 99 employees
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack
Work
Easy-to-use API NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Fintech
Developing specialized expertise NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
5
5
Kenya
KES Kenyan shilling
3,200,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;npm;Pip;Vercel;Webpack;Yarn
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Angular;Django;Flask;Next.js;React
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Cursor;Nano;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf
null
null
NA NA
Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model
null
null
null
null
MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS
MacOS;Ubuntu
Confluence;Jira;Trello
null
null
NA NA
Stack Overflow;X;Kaggle;YouTube
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
null
null
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.)
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
Yes, definitely
About half of the time
Yes, I use AI tools daily
Favorable
Somewhat trust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
null
null
null
null
Debugging or fixing code
Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
null
Yes, somewhat
Business process automation
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
9
49,177
49,178
I am learning to code
35-44 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Not employed
Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week)
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;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
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)
3
Other (please specify):
Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc.
Individual contributor
Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)
No
Personal Project
Reliability and low latency NA
Security or privacy concerns Chinese/CCP-affiliated
Healthcare
null
No
I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily
5
2
United States of America
USD United States dollar
17,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lisp;PowerShell;Python
Bash/Shell (all shells);Elixir;HTML/CSS;Lisp;Zig
Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Lisp
Clojure, Clojurescript Clojure, Clojurescript
Yes
PostgreSQL
null
null
NA Rama
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
React;WordPress
Phoenix;React;Svelte
React
NA NA
Yes
IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Xcode;Zed
Zed
Zed
NA Kiro
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;MacOS;iOS
Windows;Linux (non-WSL)
GitHub;Obsidian
GitHub
GitHub
NA NA
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube
NA NA
Yes
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models
NA NA
No
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Between 10 and 15 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
null
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
No, but I plan to soon
Very favorable
Somewhat trust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation
Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging or fixing code;Testing code
Learning about a codebase
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
yes
No, but I plan to
Yes, to a great extent
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
Exposition on the "how" or "why" instead of the "what".
null
null
49,178
49,179
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
null
20
No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages
null
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
25
Architect, software or solutions
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
Software Development
Autonomy and trust to manage your own tasks NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
10
5
Germany
EUR European Euro
75,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust
Bash/Shell (all shells);Rust
NA NA
Yes
SQLite
SQLite
SQLite
NA NA
Yes
Ansible;Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Gradle;Make;Ninja;Podman
Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Ninja
Cargo;Chocolatey;Docker;Ninja
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
Dioxus Dioxus
Yes
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
GitHub;Jira;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine
GitHub;Markdown File;Miro;Redmine
NA NA
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Medium
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn
Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;LinkedIn
NA NA
Yes
Microsoft Phi-4 models
Microsoft Phi-4 models
Microsoft Phi-4 models
NA NA
Yes
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
Less than once every 2 - 3 months
Chat (people);Videos;Direct messaging of users
null
Neutral
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Indifferent
Neither trust nor distrust
Bad at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data
Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming
null
No, but I plan to
Yes, somewhat
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
8
49,179
49,180
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.)
Employed
Attending school (part-time)
5
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
12
Developer, mobile
10,000 or more employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Connected to an open-source project NA
Security or privacy concerns NA
Banking/Financial Services
Opportunities to mentor and lead junior-level coworkers NA
Yes
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
7
4
Brazil
BRL Brazilian real
180,000
Yes
Bash/Shell (all shells);Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Kotlin;Lua;Rust;Swift
Bash/Shell (all shells);Swift
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Homebrew
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes
Homebrew
NA NA
Yes
null
null
null
NA dioxus
Yes
Neovim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode
Android Studio;Neovim;Xcode
Neovim;Xcode
NA NA
null
null
null
null
null
MacOS;iOS;Fedora
MacOS;iOS
GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
GitHub;Markdown File
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
Daily or almost daily
Between 5 and 10 years
Infrequently, less than once per year
Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board
Directly open a Q&A post via search, documentation or a peer NA
No, not really
Rarely, almost never
Yes, I use AI tools weekly
Unfavorable
Somewhat distrust
Very poor at handling complex tasks
Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies
Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
null
null
AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
null
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms
null
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.
It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code
null
null
7
49,180
49,181
I am 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)
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);Colleague or on-the-job training
No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year
null
7
Developer, desktop or enterprise applications
1,000 to 4,999 employees
Individual contributor
Remote
No
Personal Project
Costs are manageable NA
Prohibitive pricing NA
Software Development
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry
8
5
Canada
CAD Canadian dollar
70,000
Yes
Assembly;C#;Go;Java;JavaScript;Rust
Assembly;C#;C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust
Assembly;C#;Java;Rust
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
Yes
Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Cloudflare;Docker;Firebase;Make;Vite
Cargo;Cloudflare;Gradle;Kubernetes;Vite
Cargo;Cloudflare;Vite
NA NA
Yes
React;Svelte
Blazor;Next.js;Vue.js
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
.NET 8 or higher
.NET 8 or higher;visionOS
.NET 8 or higher
null
null
Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Arch;iPadOS
Windows
Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira;Miro
GitHub;Jira;Miro
GitHub;Jira;Miro
NA NA
Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos)
null
null
NA NA
No
null
null
null
NA NA
No
A few times per week
Between 5 and 10 years
I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow
Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles
Read and/or vote on comments for a Question or Answer I am interested in NA
No, not at all
I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools
No, and I don't plan to
Unfavorable
Highly distrust
I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know
null
Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;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;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works
No
No, and I don't plan to
Not at all or minimally
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
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
I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code
null
null
9
49,181
49,182
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Student
null
null
null
null
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
49,182
49,183
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
null
NA 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
49,183
49,184
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student
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;School (i.e., University, College, etc)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification)
2
Data or business analyst
I don’t know
Individual contributor
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
No
Work
Reputation for quality NA
Ethical concerns NA
Insurance
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
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I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
45-54 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly)
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;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;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
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49,185
49,186
I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
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49,187
I code primarily as a hobby
18-24 years old
Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.)
Employed
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49,187
49,188
I am a developer by profession
45-54 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Employed
Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.)
25
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types)
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career
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49,188
49,189
I am a developer by profession
35-44 years old
Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.)
Employed
None of the above
17
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange
31
Architect, software or solutions
10,000 or more employees
People manager
Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made
Personal Project
Robust and complete API NA
Availability of better alternatives NA
Banking/Financial Services
Solving real-world problems NA
No
I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in
25
35
Italy
EUR European Euro
80,000
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Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently
Favorable
Neither trust nor distrust
Good, but not great at handling complex tasks
Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies
Debugging or fixing code
Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics
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AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly
Yes, partially.
No, I use AI exclusively in copilot/autocomplete mode
Not at all or minimally
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I am a developer by profession
25-34 years old
Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.)
Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed
None of the above
2
Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps
Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies
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49,190
49,191
I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies
18-24 years old
Some college/university study without earning a degree
Student
Attending school (full-time)
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Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language
Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;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
6
Student
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