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4 | 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 | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 14 | null | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | null | Retail and Consumer Services | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | EUR European Euro | 31,200 | Yes | Java;Kotlin;SQL | Java;Kotlin | Java;Kotlin | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud | null | null | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitLab;Jira | GitLab;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | 1 | null | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I don’t use AI tools regularly | NO | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 36,197 | 6 |
5 | 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.) | 21 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 22 | Engineering manager | null | null | null | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | null | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 15 | null | Software Development | 9 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 3 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 60,000 | Yes | C;C#;C++;Delphi;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Java;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Elasticsearch;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Make;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Maven (build tool);MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Flask;jQuery | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Flask | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Flask | null | null | Yes | Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;WebStorm | null | null | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows;Ubuntu;Debian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles | 1 | null | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | partly | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | critical thinking, the skill to define the task correctly | 60,000 | 7 |
6 | 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 | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | null | 12 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | null | Fintech | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 120,000 | Yes | Java;Scala | Java;Kotlin;Scala | Java;Scala | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | akka | akka | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Chat (bot/AI) | 6 | null | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No it isnt | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;IT operations | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I have ethical or security concerns about code | designing the architecture in the new domain | 120,000 | 7 |
7 | 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 | 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);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 13 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 14 | null | 8 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 15 | null | Insurance | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 8 | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 6,240 | Yes | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Homebrew;npm;pnpm;Webpack | null | null | null | null | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Yes | WebStorm | WebStorm | WebStorm | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Not sure/can't remember | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have 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 | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | Sentry | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 6,240 | 6 |
8 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 22 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 14 | null | 14 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 15 | null | Software Development | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 10 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 72,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip | APT;Cargo;Docker;Homebrew;Pip | APT;Docker;Homebrew;Pip | null | null | Yes | Angular;Django | Django | Django | null | null | Yes | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code;WebStorm | Claude Code;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Amazon Bedrock | Odoo;Large Language Model;RAG | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;iPadOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Wikis | GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models;Perplexity Sonar models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | 7 | null | 10 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;Other (write in): | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;Other (please specify): | Innovation, system design | 72,000 | 6 |
9 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Volunteering (regularly) | 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);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 14 | null | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | null | Banking/Financial Services | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 70,000 | null | Java;Python;Scala | Scala | Scala | null | null | null | Cassandra;Databricks SQL;DuckDB;Dynamodb;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;Amazon Redshift | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Splunk | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Microsoft Azure | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Microsoft Azure | null | null | null | FastAPI;Spring Boot | null | null | null | null | null | IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | null | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | null | null | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 70,000 | 8 |
10 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 14 | null | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 5,400 | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Xcode | Cursor | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;iOS | GitHub;Jira | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | null | Testing code | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, but I plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 5,400 | 4 |
11 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 11 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fintech | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 9 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 9 | 4 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 2,740,980 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | H2;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm | null | null | Yes | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | Spring Boot | null | null | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | RAG | RAG | RAG | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iPadOS | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Miro;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | Confluence;GitHub;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 1 | null | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | null | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | When I need to prototype something then yes it's part of my professional development work.
But when it's about maintenance or adding new features I'm not relying on vibe coding because it misses a lot of important things. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | Spring AI | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Code writing. I know this sounds weird but you would still need to debug and if you do not understand code then you are in trouble.
Design/architecture principles. When AI gives you an answer you are responsible for the code not AI. So you must have broader picture of how things work. Error handling, security, high l... | 65,691 | 10 |
12 | 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 | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 5 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fintech | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Ukraine | USD United States dollar | 14,400 | Yes | C# | C# | C# | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | Discord;YouTube;Twitch | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;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 | null | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 14,400 | 8 |
13 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);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 | 10 | Developer, front-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | 1 | Ukraine | UAH Ukrainian hryvnia | 45,840 | null | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | C#;TypeScript | TypeScript | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | Angular | Angular;Node.js;React | Angular | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | Azure Devops | null | null | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;YouTube;Medium | null | null | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Chat (bot/AI) | 2 | null | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 1,099 | 7 |
14 | 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.) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | null | 9 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 14 | null | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | null | Fintech | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Less than one year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 6 |
15 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | Attending school (full-time);Attending school (part-time);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 15 | 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 | null | Architect, software or solutions | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | null | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | null | Fintech | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 2 | Georgia | USD United States dollar | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | MySQL | MySQL | MySQL | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Windows;MacOS;Android | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Discord | Discord | Discord | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Coding challenges | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Neutral | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | null | Documenting code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | senior development | null | 9 |
16 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 5 | Yes, I am new to coding or currently a student | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 3 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | null | 7 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Ada;Assembly;C;C#;C++;COBOL;Dart;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Fortran;GDScript;Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Lisp;Lua;MATLAB;MicroPython;OCaml;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Prolog;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;Scala;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net);Zig;Mojo | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Rust;Scala;SQL;Gleam | Ada;C;C#;C++;Rust;Scala;SQL | 5 | 1 | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Cloud Firestore;Cosmos DB;InfluxDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Snowflake;SQLite;Clickhouse;Cockroachdb;Pocketbase;Valkey | Dynamodb;InfluxDB | InfluxDB | 5 | 4 | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Bun;Chocolatey;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Netlify;New Relic;Ninja;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Podman;Poetry;Prometheus;Railway;Splunk;Supabase;Terraform;Vercel;Vite;Webpack;Yandex Cloud;Yarn | Ansible;Cargo;Cloudflare;Composer;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Heroku;Homebrew;IBM Cloud;Make;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Pacman;Pip | Pip | 5 | 4 | Yes | Angular;AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Astro;Blazor;Deno;Django;Drupal;Express;FastAPI;jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot;Svelte;Symfony;Vue.js;WordPress;Axum | Drupal;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Phoenix;React | Drupal;React | 4 | 4 | No | null | null | null | null | null | c++23;Amazon Bedrock;Microsoft Fabric;Google Gemini | null | null | 5 | 4 | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Asana;Azure Devops;Clickup;Coda;Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Markdown File;Microsoft Planner;Miro;Monday.com;Notion;Obsidian;Redmine;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello;Wikis;YouTrack | Notion;Obsidian | Notion;Obsidian | 4 | 5 | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;Hashnode;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;Kaggle;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | null | null | 5 | 5 | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Message Boards;Videos;Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Search for answers | null | null | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works;I haven’t encountered any problems | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Business process automation;Decision intelligence;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Vector databases for AI applications;MCP servers | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms;Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | Fireproof;LanceDB;Letta;Neo4j;Qdrant | null | Vertex AI;Agno;AutoGen (Microsoft);CrewAI;IBM watsonx.ai;Llama Index;Ollama;Semantic Kernel | null | Galileo;Honeycomb;Metero;New Relic;opik;Snyk | null | ChatGPT;AgentGPT;Auto-GPT;Devin AI;Glean (Enterprise Agents);OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin);Roo code (Roo-Cline);Tabnine | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | 5 | null | 7 |
17 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Retired | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 40 | Financial analyst or engineer | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 14 | usefullness | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | Australia | AUD Australian dollar | 25,000 | Yes | null | null | null | MQL4 | MQL5 | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | None of these | Not listed | Windows | Windows | null | null | null | No | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | Less than once per month or monthly | I don't use Stack Overflow | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Other (write in): | 11 | null | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | I don't use stsck overflow | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | All the ones that INTELLIGENT programmers currently use | 16,252 | null |
18 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 1 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 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 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | null | 11 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | null | Government | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 6 | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Greece | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Python | Python | null | null | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;SQLite | MongoDB | MongoDB | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Django;Flask;React | Django;React | Django;React | null | null | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | MacOS | Ubuntu | GitHub;Google Colab;Jira | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Kaggle | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (people);Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Direct messaging of users | 1 | null | 5 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 15 | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | null | 6 |
19 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Associate degree (A.A., A.S., etc.) | Employed | null | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 20 | Developer, back-end | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 11 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fintech | 4 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;JavaScript;Perl;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java | null | null | Yes | H2;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;APT;Docker;Heroku;Maven (build tool);npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool) | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Maven (build tool) | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;Vim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Debian | Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | GitHub;Google Workspace;Wikis | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit | null | null | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has changed somewhat due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | AI will not become more capable in 3-5 years. | null | 5 |
20 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 6 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | 12 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | null | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 15 | null | Energy | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | null | Yes | Python | Python | Python | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | Google Cloud | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Google Gemini | Large Language Model | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Kaggle | Kaggle | Kaggle | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 4 | null | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very well at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | 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 | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | Research | null | null |
21 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 40 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 45 | Academic researcher | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;HTML/CSS;Lua;Python | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Make | Make | Make | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;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) | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | null | 8 | null | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | 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 | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | null | null |
22 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 35 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Academic researcher | I don’t know | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | 12 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 14 | null | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | null | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Fortran;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lisp;MATLAB;Perl;Python | C++;Python;Gleam | C++;Python | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim | Neovim | Neovim | Emacs | Emacs | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Doxygen;GitHub | null | null | null | null | GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 3 | null | 15 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 platfor... | 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 h... | interacting with people | null | null |
23 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 7 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Colleague or on-the-job training | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | null | 14 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 | null | Fintech | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 87,500 | Yes | C#;C++;JavaScript;Python;Visual Basic (.Net) | C#;Python | C#;Python | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;PyCharm;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | Azure Devops;GitHub;Obsidian | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 4 | null | 8 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No. I find it to be useless, unless I'm starting a brand new project. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Technical knowledge. As AI slides into the forefront of developer work, I'm very concerned that developers will no longer have the backing technical knowledge about the problems they tackle. They will rely wholly on AI to solve their problems and the reasons for the way things are architected will fade into history. | 87,500 | 9 |
24 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 7 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | null | 15 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | null | Software Development | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Delphi;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;SQL;TypeScript | C;C++;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Vite | null | null | Yes | Angular;Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | Node.js;Svelte | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | c++ builder | null | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Delphi 12+ Athens | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | c++23;Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium;Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 5 | null | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 15 | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | 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;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or Info... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 h... | Problem solving, communication | null | 8 |
25 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours) | 40 | 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 | 47 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | null | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 1 | AI | Software Development | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | Lithuania | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly | Assembly | Assembly | Pascal, PL/I, REXX | Pascal, PL/I, REXX | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | null | null | null | null | null | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | Other (write in): | Vibe coding isn't coding. | 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.;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 se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Real coding skills, assembler, mainframe, COBOL, PL/I, REXX | null | 9 |
26 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 37 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 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 | 41 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | null | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | null | Software Development | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 8 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 80,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;Perl;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;npm | null | null | Yes | Astro;Node.js;WordPress | Astro;Node.js | Astro;Node.js | Perl Dancer | Perl Dancer | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Red Hat | Confluence;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | GitLab;Google Workspace;Notion | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per week | null | 3 | null | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Sometimes. But rarely for important professional work | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Marketing | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Replit | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Choosing the best solutions. Converting user requirements into code/prompts | 108,913 | 8 |
27 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | 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) | 30 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 12 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | null | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 2 | Ireland | EUR European Euro | 140,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;PowerShell;TypeScript | Python | null | null | null | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Databricks SQL | null | null | null | Yes | Cloudflare;Microsoft Azure;New Relic;npm;NuGet | Docker;Kubernetes | null | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core | Angular;Blazor | null | null | null | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4 | Microsoft Fabric | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Notion;Obsidian;Trello | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per week | Coding challenges;Job board | 8 | null | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Testing code;Search for answers | Generating content or synthetic data | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | good only for through away proofs of concepts | 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.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or pla... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | The ability to tackle more open ended problems and knowing how to fully assess the needs of the business | 162,421 | 8 |
28 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 24 | 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 | 36 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | 12 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | null | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | null | Banking/Financial Services | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 4 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 2,000,000 | Yes | C#;Java;Python;SQL | C#;Java;SQL | C#;Java;SQL | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | Microsoft SQL Server;Oracle;PostgreSQL | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Blazor | Blazor | Blazor | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | Jira | Jira;Trello | Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | 4 | null | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 209,643 | 9 |
29 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 14 | null | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 15 | null | Media & Advertising Services | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Dominican Republic | USD United States dollar | 78,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;Swift | null | null | null | Yes | MariaDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Vercel;Vite | Google Cloud | null | null | null | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;Node.js;React;Vue.js | Svelte | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | GitHub;Jira | Trello | null | null | null | Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Meta Llama (all models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 9 | null | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 15 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Deployment and monitoring | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | Generate boilerplate code from LLM prompt | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Data and analytics | Language processing;Integration with external agents and APIs | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write i... | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI ... | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | Redis | ollama | Ollama | null | Honeycomb | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | Cursor | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | System Design, Maintainability, Common Sense | 78,000 | 10 |
30 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 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;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);Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, mobile | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | null | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 15 | null | Software Development | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 6 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 205,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | null | null | null | null | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Supabase | null | null | null | null | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React | null | null | Remix, Capacitor, Ionic | null | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;MacOS;Android;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Notion;Trello;Wikis | null | null | null | null | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Chat (bot/AI) | 10 | null | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 15 | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Testing code | Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Being able to make sure the AI code is correct. AI will just be like a beefed up calculator for developers | 205,000 | 8 |
31 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | null | 13 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | null | Government | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 4 | Austria | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;Neo4J;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Valkey | null | null | null | null | Yes | Ansible;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Terraform | null | null | Openshift | null | Yes | Django;Flask | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Red Hat;Fedora | null | Confluence;GitHub;Jira;Microsoft Planner | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | null | null | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code | Search for answers | null | 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 monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | MCP servers | 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 collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | GitHub MCP Server | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding code and context, ai can help but not replace, like a calculator never replaced someone | null | null |
32 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 23 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fintech | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Elixir;HTML/CSS;OCaml;Gleam | Elixir;HTML/CSS | null | null | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Pip;Yarn | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make | Cloudflare;Homebrew;Make | hex | hex | Yes | Node.js;Phoenix;React | Phoenix | Phoenix | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | emacs | emacs | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Airtable;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Linear;Markdown File;Notion | null | null | null | null | Reddit;Dev.to;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | 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 h... | null | 250,000 | 8 |
33 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | null | 26 | 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 | 29 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Banking/Financial Services | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Belgium | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | C#;SQL | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Docker;Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | ASP.NET Core | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;iOS | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops | null | null | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Multiple times per day | null | 11 | null | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Favorable | Somewhat trust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
34 | 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 | 24 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 26 | Data engineer | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | null | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | null | Software Development | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 5 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 175,000 | Yes | C#;Python;SQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Microsoft Azure;Terraform | null | null | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Jira | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | 6 | null | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 se... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | business logic | 175,000 | 8 |
35 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 22 | 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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 14 | null | 11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | null | Software Development | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | PostgreSQL | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Vue.js | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Asana | Trello | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | 5 | null | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | LOL, no... | No, and I don't plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Everything, AI will never replace programmers | null | 8 |
36 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 10 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 82,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | Dynamodb;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Heroku;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Yarn | null | null | Yes | Express;Fastify;NestJS;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | NestJS;Node.js | NestJS;Node.js | null | null | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA | null | null | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS | Clickup;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Monday.com | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | 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. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis;ChromaDB | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | problem solving | 95,132 | 6 |
37 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Attending school (part-time) | 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 | 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) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | null | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 15 | null | Government | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 5 | Italy | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;Swift;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;npm;Pip;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Supabase;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Docker;Firebase;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip;Vite | null | null | Yes | Django;Next.js;React;Svelte | FastAPI;Next.js;React;Svelte | Next.js;React;Svelte | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;RAG;Google Gemini;Shadcn/ui | Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Trello | GitHub;Trello | null | null | YouTube;Twitch | YouTube | YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering;Data and analytics | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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 | Redis;supabase | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;v0.dev | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 7 |
38 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | 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 | Work | 13 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | null | 14 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 | null | Government | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 20 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 109,000 | Yes | Ada;Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;COBOL;Fortran;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;VBA;Visual Basic (.Net) | null | null | null | null | Yes | MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS;Red Hat;Fedora | null | Doxygen;GitHub;Microsoft Planner | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Multiple times per day | null | 6 | null | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | LLM is useless to an experienced programmer and always generates an incorrect response. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | I am paid for my knowledge, my knowledge cannot be learned by a LLM, so I won't be using AI. This question sucks by the way! | 109,000 | 10 |
39 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 25 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 0 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 67,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | Yes | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | Visual Studio | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Infrequently, less than once per year | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 12 | null | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoS... | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | common sense gained from experience | 91,215 | 6 |
40 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 14 | null | 13 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | null | Media & Advertising Services | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | null | I'm not sure | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 20 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Heroku;Microsoft Azure;Webpack;Yarn | null | null | null | null | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | null | Asana;GitHub | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 3 | null | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 h... | Critical thinking, empathy, creativity | 150,000 | 2 |
41 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 33 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Games or coding challenges;Other (please specify): | 38 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | null | 9 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 15 | null | Fintech | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 8 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 7 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 99,999 | Yes | HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | C#;C++ | null | null | null | Yes | IBM DB2;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Pip;Yarn | null | null | null | null | Yes | Laravel;Node.js | null | null | null | null | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;PhpStorm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | OpenAI Api | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;Android;Red Hat;Fedora | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | Yes | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);X Grok models | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | 2 | null | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Other (write in): | Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | No. Vibe coding is for degenerates | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to compare different solutions;Other (please specify): | Actually knowing how code works, knowing how a computer works, and knowing how to check Ai results for accuracy. | 99,999 | 8 |
42 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);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 | 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 | Colleague or on-the-job training;Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | 25 | Developer, front-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 | null | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 15 | null | Software Development | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 4 | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 270,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm;Vercel;Vite | Datadog;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite | Datadog;Homebrew;npm;Vercel;Vite | null | null | Yes | Next.js;Node.js;React;Svelte | Svelte | Svelte | null | null | Yes | Cursor | Cursor | Cursor | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Linux (non-WSL) | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | GitHub;Linear;Notion | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | A few times per month or weekly | Chat (people);Job board | 10 | null | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Testing code | Generating content or synthetic data | 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. Vibe coding is fine for demos but not professional software | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Requirements gathering, big fixing | 270,000 | 3 |
43 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week);Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 25 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Games or coding challenges | 35 | Developer, mobile | 10,000 or more 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 | Personal Project | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | null | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | null | Software Development | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 11 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 10 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 250,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;Swift;TypeScript;Visual Basic (.Net) | Assembly;Go;Ruby;Rust | null | null | null | null | Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;SQLite | Cosmos DB;DuckDB;Dynamodb;IBM DB2;InfluxDB;MongoDB | null | null | null | null | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Firebase;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Maven (build tool);Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk | null | null | null | null | Yes | AngularJS;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;Django;jQuery;NestJS;Node.js;Ruby on Rails | Ruby on Rails;Spring Boot | Ruby on Rails | null | null | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Eclipse;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;Neovim;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium;WebStorm;Xcode | null | null | null | null | c++23;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;iPadOS;Fedora;ChromeOS;Pop!_OS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL);iPadOS | Azure Devops;Coda;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Wikis | Airtable;Obsidian;Stack Overflow for Teams;Trello | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Company-sponsored forums | Company-sponsored forums | Company-sponsored forums | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Amazon Titan models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Cohere: Command A;Perplexity Sonar models;Reka (Flash 3 or other Reka models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Message Boards;Long-form articles | 9 | null | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Other (write in): | Yes. Use it daily. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing;Agent/multi-agent orchestration;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | Redis;ChromaDB | null | Llama Index;Ollama;OpenRouter | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Multiplatform Platform code conversion. Language conversion back and forth (EG Obj C to Swift) | 250,000 | 8 |
44 | 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) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Games or coding challenges | 14 | Developer, game or graphics | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was ultimately not purchased or used at my organization | Personal Project | 10 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | null | 14 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | null | Software Development | 11 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 6 | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | 936,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Python | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Android Studio;IntelliJ IDEA;Notepad++;PyCharm;Rider;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | null | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;Jira;Miro;YouTrack | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 10 | null | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No, it leads to lack of understanding in my opinion. In the future it could lead to painful maintenance issues. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | I reckon humans will still have better ability to understand the larger context. | 43,810 | 3 |
45 | 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 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 6 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | null | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | null | null | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Czech Republic | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;TypeScript | null | null | null | null | Yes | Dynamodb | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Express;Node.js;Svelte | null | null | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | null | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Thinking on your own, ability to solve problems without the use of AI, understanding how things truly work under the hood | null | 6 |
46 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 20 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 23 | AI/ML engineer | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 14 | null | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 15 | null | Software Development | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 8 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | 28,000,000 | Yes | Java;MATLAB;OCaml;Python;Scala | OCaml;Python;Scala | OCaml;Python;Scala | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Docker;Maven (build tool) | Docker;Poetry | Docker | null | null | Yes | FastAPI | FastAPI | FastAPI | null | null | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Nano;PyCharm;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Job board | 1 | null | 2 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 15 | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I 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 | null | 80,966 | 8 |
47 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | null | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;St... | null | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 10,000 or more 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 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;VBA | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;MicroPython;Perl;PowerShell;Python;R;Ruby;Rust;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MicroPython;Perl;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL | null | null | Yes | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | Cassandra;Elasticsearch | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
48 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 5 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 9 | Developer, back-end | 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 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Manufacturing | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Malaysia | MYR Malaysian ringgit | 120,000 | Yes | Go;Java;JavaScript;Python;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | Go;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Dynamodb;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;npm;Pip;Poetry;Vite;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Bun;Cloudflare;Docker | null | null | Yes | FastAPI;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Deno | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Amazon Bedrock | Polars | null | null | null | MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS | GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Linear | GitHub;Linear | GitHub;Linear | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky;Medium | Stack Overflow;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 2 | null | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 28,275 | 5 |
49 | 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 | 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;Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 21 | Senior executive (C-suite, VP, etc.) | 20 to 99 employees | People manager | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 14 | null | 14 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 15 | null | Fintech | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 105,000 | Yes | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | C#;Elixir;HTML/CSS;SQL | Haskell | null | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Terraform;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;Terraform;Vite | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Next.js;Phoenix | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Phoenix | ASP.NET Core;Phoenix | null | Ash | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Microsoft Fabric;Shadcn/ui | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Linux (non-WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | GitHub;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Notion;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Google Workspace;Notion | Whimsical | Whimsical | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 9 | null | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | 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 | Problem solving and reasoning, unless we get further than statistical models (LLMs) then AI tools will always be untrustworthy. People skills will always be important. Analytical skills to determine what needs coding, AI written or not. | 142,949 | 7 |
50 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 12 | Academic researcher | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 14 | null | 13 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | null | Higher Education | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 12 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 95,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Kotlin;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | DuckDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Docker;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;npm;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Vite | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip;pnpm;Vite | condo, mamba, micromamba | condo, mamba, micromamba | Yes | Astro;Node.js;React;Spring Boot | Node.js;React | Node.js;React | null | FastHTML | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Neovim;Vim;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Polars | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Other (write in): | 11 | null | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Project planning;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Part of prototyping | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases. | 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.;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 | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Understanding context | 117,793 | 8 |
51 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 19 | Developer, game or graphics | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 14 | null | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | null | Software Development | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | null | Germany | EUR European Euro | 65,000 | Yes | C#;JavaScript | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cloud Firestore;Firebase Realtime Database | null | null | null | null | Yes | Google Cloud | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cursor;VSCodium;Windsurf | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | MacOS | Asana;GitHub;Notion | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 7 | null | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 15 | null | No, not really | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Documenting code | Learning about a codebase | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Yes, it's mandatory to be when you have ridiculously tiny dev teams (in my case, 1,5 developers) | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Soft skills, and the capacity to have complete understanding of the goals. When explaining them to another person, there is a gap that may be quite big due to language barriers, or just development experience differences. | 75,410 | 6 |
52 | 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 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 18 | Developer, game or graphics | 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 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | null | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 15 | null | Software Development | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 10 | 20 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 70,000 | Yes | C#;C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python;R | C#;C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python;R | C#;C++;Lua;PowerShell;Python;R | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Aider;Claude Code;Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Cursor;Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | null | null | null | null | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | 8 | null | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | It is not, and cannot be for a professional developer. | 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 | 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.;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 learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Understanding what the code does. | 81,210 | 9 |
53 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 25 | Architect, software or solutions | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | null | 13 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 15 | Egypt | EGP Egyptian pound | 3,200,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript;Zig | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cosmos DB;Elasticsearch;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite;Supabase | null | null | null | null | Yes | Bun;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Supabase;Vite | null | null | Expo, Nix | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;FastAPI;Flask;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Rider;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4;Shadcn/ui | null | null | null | null | MacOS;iOS;NixOS | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu;iOS;Linux (non-WSL);NixOS | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira;Markdown File;Notion;Obsidian | null | null | null | null | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | Yes, but only for tasks which are benign, boilerplate, or quick proof of concepts. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Research, multi-domain knowledge, core concepts, architecture, understanding business needs. | 63,909 | 10 |
54 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | 8 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 13 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | null | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | null | Software Development | 11 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 10 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 151,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | SQLite | null | null | null | Yes | Cloudflare;Heroku;Homebrew;Yarn | Vite | null | null | null | Yes | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | Laravel;Svelte | null | null | HTMLX | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Zed | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android;ChromeOS | MacOS | GitHub;Linear;Markdown File | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 10 | null | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 15 | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | 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;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Being able to read and debug code | 151,000 | 7 |
55 | 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) | 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 for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 13 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | null | 14 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | null | Software Development | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 11 | null | Yes | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 8 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | 72,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Composer;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | null | null | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Symfony | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | GitLab;Jira;Miro;Wikis | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | 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 | Architecture, domain driven development | 83,531 | null |
56 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | null | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 10 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 20 | Austria | EUR European Euro | 40,000 | Yes | Assembly;C++;Groovy;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | Assembly;C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript;Zig | Assembly;C++;Java;Kotlin;Rust;TypeScript | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;npm;pnpm | Docker;pnpm | Docker;pnpm | Dynatrace | null | null | Node.js | Node.js | Node.js | null | null | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Google Gemini | c++23;Google Gemini | Google Gemini | null | null | Android;Fedora | Ubuntu;Android | Jira | Jira | Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards | 8 | null | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Documenting code | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;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;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | No.... it's bullshit and yet another buzz-word | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 46,406 | 9 |
57 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 65 years or older | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Retired | Transitioning to retirement (gradually reducing work hours);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 45 | 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 | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 30 | Academic researcher | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Work | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | null | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | null | Higher Education | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 6,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;MicroPython;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | null | 11 | null | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ability to analyze and define problems for solution bu others/AI. | 6,000 | null |
58 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 15 | Developer, back-end | 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 | Work | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 14 | null | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | null | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python | null | null | Yes | MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;npm;Vite;Webpack | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;npm;Vite;Webpack | null | null | Yes | Fastify;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Fastify;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | Fastify;jQuery;Laravel;Next.js;Node.js;React;Vue.js;WordPress | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows;Ubuntu | Asana;Azure Devops;GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards | 10 | null | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 15 | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase | I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | Agent/multi-agent orchestration | 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... | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | Write in the most significant challenge if not listed above: | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 se... | null | ChromaDB | null | Smol-AGI | null | Galileo | null | Auto-GPT | null | When I want to learn best practices | null | null | 7 |
59 | 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 (part-time) | 4 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-... | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Other (please specify): | 10,000 or more employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 14 | null | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | null | Software Development | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | 230,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Go;Python;Swift | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;Lua;Python | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew | null | null | Yes | Django;Flask | Flask | Flask | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim | Neovim;Notepad++;Rider;Vim | null | null | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);iOS;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Airtable;Confluence;GitLab;Jira;Miro | GitLab | GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges | 10 | null | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Project planning;Writing code;Generating content or synthetic data | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;Other (write in): | Fuck no | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Not being an idiot, gaining deep understanding not just reading the docs and following a tutorial. Understanding how a computer works. | 62,767 | 8 |
60 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 20 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 9 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 14 | null | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 6 | 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 111,000 | Yes | C#;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL | Typescript | Typescript | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | Yes | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | Microsoft Azure | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | LinkedIn | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | 10 | null | 11 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 15 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Conceptual model of solution. Architecture/Design. Understanding requirements | 151,117 | 8 |
61 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 17 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 20 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 | null | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | null | Software Development | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | null | Yes | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 58,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Java;SQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | null | null | Yes | Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Maven (build tool) | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cline and/or Roo;IntelliJ IDEA;Visual Studio Code;Zed | null | null | null | null | Google Gemini | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Android | Ubuntu | Confluence;Google Workspace;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | null | null | Yes | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Chat (bot/AI) | 1 | null | 13 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 15 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers | Abstract problem solving and business knowledge | 67,289 | 9 |
62 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 30 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 30 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | 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 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | null | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 15 | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Czech Republic | EUR European Euro | 170,000 | Yes | C;Elixir;Go;HTML/CSS;Python;Rust;SQL;Zig | Go;Python;SQL | Go;Python;SQL | Bash | null | Yes | BigQuery;DuckDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | BigQuery;DuckDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cargo;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;Kubernetes;Terraform | Google Cloud;Terraform | Google Cloud;Terraform | Hetzner Cloud | null | Yes | null | null | null | htmx | htmx | Yes | Claude Code;IntelliJ IDEA;Neovim;Visual Studio;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | Claude Code;Neovim;Zed | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;iOS;Debian | MacOS;iOS;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Notion | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | Not sure/can't remember | Less than once per month or monthly | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 10 | null | 2 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | Predictive analytics | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | 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 helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | pgvector | null | null | null | Sentry;Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | null | 197,225 | 7 |
63 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 7 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | 16 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 14 | null | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | null | Software Development | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 6 | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 2 | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;F#;Go;HTML/CSS;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | Microsoft SQL Server;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | Chocolatey;Docker;Kubernetes;Make;MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core | null | null | Yes | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | Rider;Visual Studio Code | GoLand | GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Not sure/can't remember | Daily or almost daily | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 1 | null | 6 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 6 |
64 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Colleague or on-the-job training | 41 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 20 | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 245,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Dynamodb;MySQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Snowflake | Dynamodb;MySQL;Snowflake | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Webpack;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Google Cloud;Webpack;Yarn | CircleCI | CircleCI | Yes | React;Ruby on Rails | jQuery;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | Yes | Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | Vim;Visual Studio Code;Xcode | RubyMine | RubyMine | null | null | null | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | Coda;GitHub;Jira;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian;Trello | GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Obsidian | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Bluesky | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | Daily or almost daily | Job board | 5 | null | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning | Learning about a codebase;Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Other (write in): | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | 245,000 | 9 |
65 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | 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);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Colleague or on-the-job training;Games or coding challenges;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 5 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 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 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | null | 14 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | null | Software Development | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 6 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 3 | Serbia | RSD Serbian dinar | 1,500,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;GDScript;PowerShell;Python | Dream Maker Language | null | Yes | MySQL | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Node.js | null | null | null | null | Yes | Android Studio;Claude Code;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Trello | GitHub;GitLab;Obsidian | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | No | A few times per month or weekly | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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. | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Most | 14,850 | 7 |
66 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | null | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | null | Software Development | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 2 | 2 | Japan | JPY Japanese yen | 500 | Yes | C#;JavaScript;Python;SQL | C;C#;C++;Delphi;Elixir;Erlang;F#;Go;PHP;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Python;SQL | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;Pip | Microsoft Azure;Pip | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Django;Flask;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | Azure Devops;Redmine | Azure Devops;GitHub;GitLab;Redmine | Azure Devops;Redmine | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;X;YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unsure | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, and I don't plan to | No, but my development work has significantly changed due to non-AI factors | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 platfor... | 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’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | 3 | 3 |
67 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | None of the above | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 9 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 14 | null | 14 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | null | Banking/Financial Services | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 2 | Poland | PLN Polish zloty | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | Go;HTML/CSS;Lua;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;Lua;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Google Cloud;MSBuild;npm;NuGet;Vite | Docker;Kubernetes;Vite;Yarn | Vite | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Node.js;Vue.js | Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;Vue.js | Node.js;Vue.js | null | null | Yes | Neovim;Visual Studio Code | Neovim | Neovim | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Arch | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Message Boards;Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 8 | null | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | I haven't really tried it however looking at the few examples of work being done in this way, it doesn't look like you can produce reliable software that way and I wouldn't want to try it. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | Problem solving and debugging skills will remain valuable in more complex applications - I don't think AI will be able to handle complexity from all the business requirements and existing code and system interactions. | null | 7 |
68 | 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 | 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 | 12 | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Personal Project | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 14 | null | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | null | Internet, Telecomm or Information Services | 13 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 6 | 5 | Sweden | SEK Swedish krona | 720,000 | null | Groovy;Java | Java;Python;TypeScript | Java | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;MySQL;Redis;Supabase | MySQL;Redis;Supabase | MySQL;Redis;Supabase | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Podman;Prometheus;Splunk;Terraform;Yarn | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Gradle;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Maven (build tool);npm;Pip;Prometheus | null | null | Yes | Spring Boot | FastAPI;Node.js;Spring Boot | Spring Boot | null | null | Yes | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;PyCharm;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | Bolt;Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Lovable.dev;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Amazon Bedrock | null | null | null | null | Android | MacOS;iOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | Confluence;GitHub;Jira | null | null | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | Yes | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 1 | null | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 15 | null | Neutral | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Testing code | null | Project planning;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | Yes | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, 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 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 | AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;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 plat... | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | supabase | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | GitHub Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;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 | Big picture of the project architecture | 75,472 | 7 |
69 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 31 | 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... | 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);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Data engineer | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 15 | France | EUR European Euro | 150,000 | Yes | JavaScript;Python;R;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | null | null | null | null | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL | null | null | null | null | Yes | Docker;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Podman;Terraform | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Eclipse;Notepad++;Sublime Text;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Linux (non-WSL) | Windows | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Jira | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, somewhat | null | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | null | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Integration | 174,022 | null |
70 | 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 | null | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Blogs or podcasts | 25 | Cybersecurity or InfoSec professional | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 14 | null | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 15 | null | Government | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Switzerland | CHF Swiss franc | 170,000 | Yes | C;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Python;Rust;SQL | C;Python;Rust;SQL | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Flask | Flask | Flask | null | null | Yes | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;RustRover;Vim | null | null | Polars | Polars | Polars | null | null | Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Meta Llama (all models);Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Chat (bot/AI) | 12 | null | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | null | AI agents have 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 automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | 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 | null | 210,788 | null |
71 | 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 | 13 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Coding Bootcamp | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 18 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | null | null | Czech Republic | CZK Czech koruna | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;Java;Python;SQL | OCaml;Zig | null | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;MariaDB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | Cassandra;Snowflake | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Make;Maven (build tool);Pip | null | null | null | null | Yes | FastAPI | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Large Language Model | null | null | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Monday.com | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Unsure | Neither trust nor 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 | 9 |
72 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time);Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 13 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | Just me - I am a freelancer, sole proprietor, etc. | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 14 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 5 | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 5 | 5 | Germany | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Python | Assembly;C;C++ | Assembly;C;C++ | Nim, Answer set programming (ASP), System Verilog | Nim, Answer set programming (ASP), System Verilog | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Company-sponsored forums | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 3 and 5 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | 1 | null | 7 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | null | No, not at all | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;... | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 8 |
73 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | 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 | 16 | Developer, back-end | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | No | Work | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | null | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | null | Software Development | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | null | null | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 150,000 | Yes | C++;Java;Python | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows | Ubuntu | Doxygen;GitHub;Jira | Doxygen;GitHub | Doxygen;GitHub | null | null | Discord | Discord | Discord | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | No | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 3 | null | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers | Documenting code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;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 | No. I only use it for simple tasks or generating code for libraries which I am unfamiliar with. | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 agen... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Actually understanding what the code does. | 150,000 | 8 |
74 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.);Engaged in paid work (10-19 hours per week) | 36 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Blogs or podcasts | 45 | Engineering manager | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 | null | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 15 | null | Fintech | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 85,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Python;SQL | null | null | Yes | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | Elasticsearch;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Pip;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Pip;Prometheus;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Datadog;Pip;Terraform | null | null | Yes | Django | Django | Django | null | null | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;Nano;PyCharm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm | null | null | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock | null | null | MacOS | MacOS | GitLab | GitLab | GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | A few times per week | Videos;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | 3 | null | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Yes | No, but I plan to | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;Other (please specify): | Creativity and scoping skills to be able to get the best from AI tools. | 115,720 | 8 |
75 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 8 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Personal Project | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 14 | null | 14 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | null | Other: | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 1 | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 8 | 8 | Romania | RON Romanian leu | 90,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL | MySQL;PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | npm | npm | npm | null | null | Yes | Node.js | Drupal;jQuery;Node.js;Symfony | Node.js | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Windsurf | Windsurf | null | null | Large Language Model | Odoo;Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian | GitLab | GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Dev.to;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);Perplexity Sonar models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models) | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 15 | null | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | I only visit StackOverflow to get answers to my questions | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No and I don't plan to. I use AI to complete repetitive tasks in my code. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Not at all or minimally | Software engineering | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | 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 | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Tabnine;Perplexity | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 20,677 | 5 |
76 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 15 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 17 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 2 | null | Canada | CAD Canadian dollar | 100,000 | Yes | C++;PowerShell | Rust | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | APT;Docker;MSBuild;Ninja | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows | Windows | GitLab | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | Copilot integrated in visual studio | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 13 | null | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Documenting code;Testing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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 | null | 72,958 | 8 |
77 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Not employed | Attending school (part-time) | 8 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 11 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | null | Work | 14 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 13 | null | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 14 | null | null | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | null | Yes | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 4 | 6 | Uruguay | UYU Uruguayan peso | 60,000 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Heroku;New Relic;npm;Yarn | Docker;Heroku;New Relic;npm;Yarn | Docker;Heroku;New Relic;npm;Yarn | null | null | Yes | Angular;React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | React;Ruby on Rails | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Visual Studio Code | Cursor | Cursor | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | MacOS;Android | MacOS | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Jira;Miro;Notion;Trello | GitHub;Trello | GitHub;Trello | null | null | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | Stack Overflow;Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Logic games/puzzles | 4 | null | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Complex problem resolution, analyzing customers actual needs | 1,480 | 6 |
78 | I used to be a developer by profession, but no longer am | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | Caring for dependents (children, elderly, etc.) | 22 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 26 | Founder, technology or otherwise | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Personal Project | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14 | null | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | null | Other: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 3 | 3 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 5,000 | Yes | F#;HTML/CSS | F#;HTML/CSS | F#;HTML/CSS | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;NuGet | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Digital Ocean;Docker;Google Cloud;MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | Angular;ASP.NET Core | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;Amazon Bedrock;Google Gemini | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | null | null | Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | More than 15 years, or since Stack Overflow started in 2008 | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Deployment and monitoring | null | Documenting code | I haven’t encountered any problems | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, to a great extent | Software engineering;Decision intelligence;IT operations;Data and analytics;Customer service support;Marketing | Language processing | null | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spen... | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini | null | When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | Ability to observe real life and find frictions and places you can add value and figuring out the solution for it. | 5,000 | null |
79 | I am a developer by profession | 65 years or older | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Retired | None of the above | 40 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 45 | Retired | null | null | null | null | Personal Project | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 14 | null | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | null | null | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | null | null | null | 5 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | null | Yes | C#;Python | null | null | BrightScript | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);npm | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | null | Doxygen;GitHub | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 7 | null | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, but I plan to soon | Indifferent | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 10 |
80 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 10 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 12 | Developer, mobile | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Personal Project | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 14 | null | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 15 | null | Other: | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 4 | United Arab Emirates | AED United Arab Emirates dirham | 50,000 | Yes | Dart | Dart;Go;Kotlin;Swift | Dart | null | null | null | SQLite | SQLite | SQLite | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Android Studio;Xcode | Android Studio;Xcode | Android Studio;Xcode | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Android | Windows;MacOS;Android;iOS | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab;Stack Overflow for Teams | Clickup;GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | Logic games/puzzles | 4 | null | 14 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | About half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Testing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving;It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No, it's not. | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | Language processing | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Logic thinking, Ai-driving, Business considerations, Level of code scalability and reliability as per project requirements, and requirements gathering. | 13,615 | 7 |
81 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 35 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 35 | Developer, full-stack | null | null | null | No | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 15 | 15 | Netherlands | EUR European Euro | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);Delphi;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Composer | Composer | Composer | null | null | Yes | jQuery | jQuery | jQuery | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Linux (non-WSL) | null | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 10 and 15 years | Daily or almost daily | null | 5 | null | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 15 | Learn what other people are working on, and look into those topics, perhaps answer if I can be helpful. | Yes, somewhat | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Highly distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | Search for answers | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No, of course not. | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platfor... | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Other (please specify): | Actually knowing what we are doing? | null | 7 |
82 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 12 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I didn't spend time learning in the past year | null | 25 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Personal Project | 13 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | null | 15 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | Presence of AI or AI agents | Software Development | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 1 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 2 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 116,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);PowerShell | Bash/Shell (all shells) | Bash/Shell (all shells) | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Claude Code;Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Vim;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Pop!_OS | Windows;Ubuntu;Red Hat | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | Confluence;Jira | BitBucket | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Hacker News;Bluesky;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;Bluesky;YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | A few times per month or weekly | null | 3 | null | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies | Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | null | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | Being able to find things online when searching for them. Grasping the nuances of requirements and taking dependencies into account. Understanding what the customer is trying to convey despite their inability to communicate coherently. | 116,000 | 10 |
83 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly) | 9 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training;Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | null | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 10 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | null | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | null | Computer Systems Design and Services | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 3 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 75,000 | Yes | C#;Dart;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;MATLAB;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Docker;Make;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;New Relic;npm;NuGet;Pip;pnpm;Poetry;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | Docker;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;React | Angular;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Rider;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4;Large Language Model;RAG | Large Language Model | Large Language Model | null | null | Windows | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | Azure Devops;GitHub;Google Workspace;Markdown File;Wikis | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | null | 6 | null | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | Learning about a codebase;Testing code;Generating content or synthetic data | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering | 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. | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | 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;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick h... | Understanding business requirements | 87,011 | 10 |
84 | 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.) | 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 | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 22 | Developer, full-stack | 500 to 999 employees | Individual contributor | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | No | Work | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 14 | null | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 1 | 1 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 90,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;C++;F#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Lua;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft SQL Server | null | null | Yes | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | MSBuild;NuGet | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;jQuery;Vue.js | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | Notepad++;Visual Studio | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;iOS | Windows | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Message Boards;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Job board | 10 | null | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I have ethical or security concerns about code;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | Deep understanding of the code | 90,000 | 9 |
85 | 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.) | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Blogs or podcasts;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 15 | Architect, software or solutions | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 14 | null | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | null | Fintech | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 7 | 3 | Brazil | BRL Brazilian real | 200,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Cosmos DB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL;SQLite;Valkey | Cosmos DB;MongoDB;PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);APT;Chocolatey;Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;MSBuild;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | Cloudflare;Docker;Microsoft Azure;NuGet;Pip;Terraform | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET Core;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;Node.js;React;WordPress | FastAPI | FastAPI | null | null | Yes | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | Jupyter Notebook/JupyterLab;Notepad++;Visual Studio Code | null | null | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | Large Language Model;Google Gemini | null | null | Ubuntu | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Workspace;Lucid (includes Lucidchart);Miro;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis | GitHub;GitLab;Trello;Wikis | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | Gemini (Pro Reasoning models) | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Long-form articles;Coding challenges;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts;Other (write in): | 2 | null | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Documenting code;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Writing code;Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Generating content or synthetic data | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | NO, I do not use AI to generate code. In a pair-programming scenario, I am the Driver and the AI is the Navigator / Assistant. I avoid letting the AI do much work because it loses sight and rambles easily. | 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 | 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 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 | Imagination and problem-solving. AI is only capable of handling things it already knows about and has a hard time adapting. Humans, on the other hand, can use knowledge of different areas and subjects to overcome a problem. | 36,407 | 10 |
86 | 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 | 15 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Games or coding challenges | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Colleague or on-the-job training;Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 20 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | null | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 15 | null | Software Development | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 3 | 4 | Italy | EUR European Euro | 120,000 | Yes | C;C++;Python;Rust | Go | null | CUDA | warp | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Poetry | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Claude Code;Vim;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio Code | null | null | c++23 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;Ubuntu | Ubuntu | Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Google Colab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord | Stack Overflow | Stack Overflow | null | null | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models;X Grok models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once per month or monthly | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users;Job board | 4 | null | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase | Project planning;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | No. Higher level reasoning including factoring in business constraints, architecture nonsense, management decisions and a general 'feeling' of robustness or performance that I've developer over the years in professional work will probably not be replaced by AI in my lifetime. | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;Robotics | Multi-platform search enablement;Vector databases for AI applications | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | 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.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Milvus | null | Ollama;LangChain | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot;Perplexity | codeium, windsurf | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to compare different solutions | architectural planning of a big software. That is not going to be replaced for a variety of reasons (some I wrote in the answer before) | 139,218 | 7 |
87 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Student | Engaged in paid work (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 | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Blogs or podcasts;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | 4 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | No | Personal Project | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 13 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 8 | 7 | France | EUR European Euro | null | null | Go;Groovy;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Kotlin;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Gradle | null | null | OracleCloud | null | Yes | Angular;jQuery;Spring Boot;Vue.js | Angular | Angular | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | GitHub | GitLab | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn;Medium | null | null | null | null | Yes | Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Mistral AI models | Mistral AI models | Claude | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not really | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat trust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Committing and reviewing code | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Yes, somewhat | null | null | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | 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 | Claude Code;GitHub Copilot | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem;When I need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code | null | null | 10 |
88 | I am a developer by profession | 18-24 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 2 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Books / Physical media;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 | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | 8 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Transportation, or Supply Chain | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 6 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 15 | 5 | Spain | EUR European Euro | 22,000 | Yes | Assembly;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Python | C;C++;Rust;Zig | C;C++ | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Docker;Make;Ninja | Docker;Make;Ninja | Docker;Make;Ninja | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Pop!_OS | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian | Confluence;Doxygen;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Notion | GitHub;Notion | GitHub;Notion | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Daily or almost daily | Between 3 and 5 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Chat (people);Long-form articles;Day-in-the-life profiles/interviews with experts | 2 | null | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 15 | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Unfavorable | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Writing code;Documenting code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | null | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | 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 h... | null | 25,523 | 7 |
89 | 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 (10-19 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;School (i.e., University, College, etc) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools 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 | 8 | Developer, back-end | Less than 20 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | No | Personal Project | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 14 | null | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 15 | null | Software Development | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 4 | 5 | Argentina | ARS Argentine peso | 16,000,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);Python | null | null | null | null | Yes | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Django | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu | Google Colab | null | null | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work) | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 5 and 10 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Logic games/puzzles;Chat (bot/AI) | 7 | null | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 15 | null | Yes, somewhat | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Testing code;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | no | No, but I plan to | Yes, somewhat | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | DATA SCIENCE | 13,649 | 9 |
90 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | Engaged in paid work (less than 10 hours per week) | 12 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | Blogs or podcasts | 15 | Developer, full-stack | 100 to 499 employees | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 8 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | null | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 15 | null | Software Development | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | Sri Lanka | LKR Sri Lankan rupee | null | Yes | C | null | null | null | null | Yes | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | Cloud Firestore | null | null | Yes | Ansible | Ansible | Ansible | null | null | Yes | AngularJS | AngularJS | AngularJS | null | null | Yes | Bolt | Bolt | Bolt | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | Azure Devops | null | null | Reddit | Reddit | Reddit | null | null | Yes | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Less than one year | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Job board | 9 | null | 13 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Highly trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Writing code;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Other (write in): | Search for answers | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | null | Yes, I use AI agents at work daily | Yes, to a great extent | Business process automation | Vector databases for AI applications | 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 accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team.;Write in the most significant benefit if not listed above. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 se... | null | null | null | null | LanceDB | null | AutoGen (Microsoft) | null | Galileo | null | Auto-GPT | null | When I want to fully understand something | null | null | 7 |
91 | 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) | 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) | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools required for my job or to benefit my career | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | 6 | Developer, full-stack | 20 to 99 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 | Personal Project | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | null | null | India | INR Indian rupee | 50 | Yes | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;Python;SQL;TypeScript;VBA | Javascript,php,node,react,jQuery,MySQL, | null | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MongoDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | null | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | Django;Express;FastAPI;Fastify;Flask;jQuery;Next.js;Node.js;Nuxt.js;React | null | null | Yes | Cursor;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | Cursor;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Rider;Sublime Text;Vim;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;Windsurf | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo | Tailwind CSS 4;hostinger;Odoo | null | null | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;ChromeOS | Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Debian;ChromeOS | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);DeepSeek (V- General purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Mistral AI models | null | null | Yes | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Between 3 and 5 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Long-form articles;Videos;Coding challenges;Direct messaging of users;Chat (bot/AI) | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | null | Very favorable | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Software engineering;Cybersecurity | Language processing | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 1 | 7 |
92 | I am a developer by profession | 55-64 years old | Master’s degree (M.A., M.S., M.Eng., MBA, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 38 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 38 | Developer, desktop or enterprise applications | 100 to 499 employees | People manager | Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a tool that more than five colleagues use but it is not a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 | null | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 | null | Retail and Consumer Services | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 10 | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 8 | Hungary | HUF Hungarian forint | null | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Microsoft Access;Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | Microsoft SQL Server;SQLite | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | Angular;ASP.NET Core;Blazor | null | null | Yes | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows | Airtable;Azure Devops;GitHub | Azure Devops;Clickup;GitHub;Lucid (includes Lucidchart) | Azure Devops;GitHub | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Dev.to;YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 5 | null | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 15 | null | No, not really | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad 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 | Learning new concepts or technologies | null | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, somewhat | Software engineering;IT operations | Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have improved the quality of my code.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | AutoGen (Microsoft);Zapier | null | null | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code;GitHub Copilot;Google Gemini;Microsoft Copilot | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | null | null | 8 |
93 | I am a developer by profession | 35-44 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Employed | Volunteering (regularly);Engaged in paid work (20-29 hours per week) | 6 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Books / Physical media;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Colleague or on-the-job training | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps;Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification) | 10 | Developer, embedded applications or devices | 5,000 to 9,999 employees | Individual contributor | Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 9 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 14 | null | 2 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 15 | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 10 | 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | GBP Pound sterling | 60,000 | Yes | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++;Rust | Ada;Bash/Shell (all shells);C;C++ | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Android;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | Windows;Linux (non-WSL);Arch;Red Hat;Fedora | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | More than half the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Very well at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Documenting code;Generating content or synthetic data | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Creating or maintaining documentation | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite | No it's disgusting idiotic twattery | Yes, I use AI agents at work weekly | Yes, to a great extent | null | null | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | AI agents have increased my productivity. | null | AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks.;AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks.;AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | null | null | null | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents.;My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;Other (please specify): | Anything embedded, AI is rubbish for understanding translating datasets to code | 81,685 | 6 |
94 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Bachelor’s degree (B.A., B.S., B.Eng., etc.) | Independent contractor, freelancer, or self-employed | None of the above | 25 | 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) | 30 | Developer, back-end | null | null | null | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 14 | null | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | null | Media & Advertising Services | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | null | No | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry involuntarily | 8 | null | Russian Federation | EUR European Euro | 50,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL | null | null | Yes | BigQuery;Dynamodb;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Clickhouse | BigQuery;Elasticsearch;Firebase Realtime Database;MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Ansible;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Pip | uv | uv | Yes | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery;React | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | Django;FastAPI;Flask;jQuery | null | Falcon | Yes | Cursor;IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | IntelliJ IDEA;PyCharm;Vim | null | null | Tailwind CSS 4 | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS | MacOS;Ubuntu;Debian | GitHub;GitLab;Jira | GitHub;Jira | GitHub;Jira | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | null | null | Yes | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | A few times per month or weekly | Between 10 and 15 years | I have never participated in Q&A on Stack Overflow | Chat (people);Long-form articles | 10 | null | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 15 | null | No, not at all | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Somewhat trust | Bad at handling complex tasks | Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers | Project planning;Documenting code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Learning about a codebase;Committing and reviewing code | null | Learning new concepts or technologies | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | no | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;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 learn best practices;When I want to compare different solutions;When I’m stuck and can’t explain the problem | architecturing, security. | 58,007 | 8 |
95 | 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 | 25 | No, I am not new to coding and did not learn new coding techniques or programming languages | null | No, I learned something that was not related to AI or AI enablement as required for my job or to benefit my career | null | null | Developer, back-end | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | People manager | Remote | No | Personal Project | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 14 | null | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 15 | null | Software Development | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | Russian Federation | RUB Russian ruble | null | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | Bash/Shell (all shells);HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Python;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | PostgreSQL;Redis | null | null | Yes | Pip;Podman | Pip;Podman | Pip;Podman | null | null | Yes | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Fedora | Fedora | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | GitHub;GitLab | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);X;YouTube;Twitch;LinkedIn | null | null | Yes | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | Less than once per month or monthly | Between 10 and 15 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | null | 8 | null | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 15 | null | Neutral | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | Yes, I use AI tools weekly | Favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Neither good or bad at handling complex tasks | null | null | null | null | Learning about a codebase;Search for answers | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I don’t think I’ll need help from people anymore | null | null | 10 |
96 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Professional degree (JD, MD, Ph.D, Ed.D, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 33 | 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 | 42 | Developer, AI apps or physical AI | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 14 | null | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 | null | Manufacturing | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | null | No | I have somewhat considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 5 | 5 | Belgium | EUR European Euro | 144,000 | Yes | C;C++;Lua;Python;SQL | C++;Python;Rust | C++;Python | VimScript | VimScript | Yes | Oracle;SQLite | MariaDB;MySQL;PostgreSQL;SQLite | SQLite | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Docker;Kubernetes | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Ubuntu;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Azure Devops;Confluence;GitHub;GitLab;Jira;Markdown File;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub;Markdown File | GitHub;Markdown File | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;GitHub (public projects, not private repos) | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Long-form articles;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 13 | null | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | null | Yes, definitely | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Unfavorable | Somewhat distrust | Bad at handling complex tasks | null | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Creating or maintaining documentation | Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | I don’t use AI tools regularly | No | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I 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.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Analysis of the problem. Creation of logic and algorhytm. | 167,061 | 8 |
97 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 45-54 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | null | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community) | 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) | 40 | DevOps engineer or professional | 100 to 499 employees | Individual contributor | Remote | No | Work | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 14 | null | 11 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | null | Other: | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 10 | 4 | United States of America | USD United States dollar | 195,000 | Yes | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;HTML/CSS;Perl;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;SQL | Bash/Shell (all shells);Go;PHP;Python;SQL | null | null | Yes | BigQuery;Cassandra;Databricks SQL;Elasticsearch;MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL | Cassandra;MariaDB | Cassandra;MariaDB | null | null | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Datadog;Docker;Google Cloud;Homebrew;Kubernetes;Microsoft Azure;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Terraform | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Kubernetes;Terraform | null | null | Yes | WordPress | WordPress | WordPress | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Debian;Linux (non-WSL) | MacOS | GitHub;Jira;Stack Overflow for Teams | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Reddit;Hacker News;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);Slack (public channels, not work);Bluesky;LinkedIn;Substack;Medium | Bluesky | Bluesky | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | 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);Message Boards;Long-form articles;Videos;Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.);Direct messaging of users | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | No, not at all | Rarely, almost never | Yes, I use AI tools monthly or infrequently | Indifferent | Highly distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Writing code | Learning about a codebase;Project planning;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation;Learning new concepts or technologies;Other (write in): | null | Testing code | null | Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming | yes | No, but I plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;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 se... | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to fully understand something;When I want to learn best practices;When I 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 | The ability to build a sustainable architecture | 195,000 | null |
98 | I am a developer by profession | 25-34 years old | Some college/university study without earning a degree | Employed | Attending school (part-time) | 3 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-... | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Videos (not associated with specific online course or certification);Blogs or podcasts | 11 | Developer, full-stack | 1,000 to 4,999 employees | Individual contributor | In-person | Yes, I influenced the purchase of a substantial addition to the tech stack | Work | 12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | null | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 | null | Other: | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 4 | null | No | I have strongly considered changing my career and/or the industry I work in | 3 | 3 | Bangladesh | BDT Bangladeshi taka | 1,040,000 | Yes | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PowerShell;Python;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | C#;Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;Rust;SQL;TypeScript | C#;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;Ruby;SQL;TypeScript | null | null | Yes | Dynamodb;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | MySQL;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | Lightning Memory-Mapped Database | Yes | Amazon Web Services (AWS);Cloudflare;Docker;Google Cloud;Microsoft Azure;npm;NuGet;Pip;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Kubernetes;Vite | Cloudflare;Docker;Vite | null | null | Yes | ASP.NET;ASP.NET Core;React | ASP.NET Core;Blazor;Deno;React;Ruby on Rails | ASP.NET Core;React | null | null | Yes | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code;VSCodium | Notepad++;Visual Studio;Visual Studio Code | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;Android;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | Windows | GitHub;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | GitLab;Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | Markdown File;Obsidian;Wikis | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;Medium | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | Yes | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;DeepSeek (R- Reasoning models);Gemini (Flash general purpose models);Gemini (Pro Reasoning models);Meta Llama (all models);Microsoft Phi-4 models;Mistral AI models;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Reasoning models | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | Alibaba Cloud Qwen models;Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models) | null | null | Yes | Multiple times per day | Between 5 and 10 years | Daily or almost daily | Direct messaging of users;Job board | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Yes, definitely | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Favorable | Somewhat distrust | Very poor at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Debugging or fixing code;Search for answers;Generating content or synthetic data;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring | Documenting 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 | No, but I plan to | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | null | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents.;Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier.;I have concerns about the se... | 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 need help fixing complex or unfamiliar code;When I need quick help troubleshooting | null | 8,509 | 2 |
99 | I am not primarily a developer, but I write code sometimes as part of my work/studies | 18-24 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Student | Attending school (full-time) | 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);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 | 4 | Student | null | null | null | null | Work | 13 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | null | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | I'm not sure | I have neither consider or transitioned into a new career or industry | 5 | 1 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 0 | Yes | Assembly;C;C++;Python | C;C++;HTML/CSS;Java;JavaScript;Python | C;C++;Python | VHDL | Verilog | No | null | null | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | Node.js | React | null | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | c++23 | c++23 | c++23 | null | null | Windows;Android | Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) | GitHub | GitHub | GitHub | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube | null | null | No | null | null | null | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 1 and 3 years | Less than once every 2 - 3 months | Coding challenges;Job board | 12 | null | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | null | No, not really | I don't use AI or AI-enabled tools | No, and I don't plan to | Very unfavorable | Highly distrust | I don't use AI tools for complex tasks / I don't know | Search for answers | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Testing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics;Generating content or synthetic data;Creating or maintaining documentation | Project planning;Committing and reviewing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | null | null | It’s hard to understand how or why the code works | No and it should never | No, and I don't plan to | Not at all or minimally | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices;When I have ethical or security concerns about code | Writing secure code | null | null |
100 | I am a developer by profession | 45-54 years old | Secondary school (e.g. American high school, German Realschule or Gymnasium, etc.) | Employed | None of the above | 26 | Yes, I am not new to coding but am learning new coding techniques or programming language | Online Courses or Certification (includes all media types);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);AI CodeGen tools or AI-enabled apps | Yes, I learned how to use AI-enabled tools for my personal curiosity and/or hobbies | Technical documentation (is generated for/by the tool or system);Other online resources (e.g. standard search, forum, online community);Stack Overflow or Stack Exchange;Books / Physical media | 41 | Developer, full-stack | Less than 20 employees | People manager | Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | Yes, I endorsed a tool that was open-source and is currently used by more than just myself but no purchase was made | Work | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | null | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | null | Other: | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | null | I'm not sure | I have transitioned into a new career and/or industry voluntarily | 8 | 8 | Germany | EUR European Euro | 125,000 | Yes | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;PowerShell;Python;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | Go;HTML/CSS;JavaScript;PHP;SQL | pureBasic | pureBasic | Yes | MariaDB;Microsoft SQL Server;MySQL;Oracle;PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | PostgreSQL;Redis;SQLite | null | null | Yes | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;Microsoft Azure;npm;Pip | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm | Ansible;Composer;Docker;Homebrew;Make;npm | null | null | Yes | jQuery;Symfony | React;Symfony | Symfony | gin | gin | Yes | Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text | Claude Code;Notepad++;PhpStorm;PyCharm;Sublime Text | GoLand | GoLand | null | null | null | null | null | Windows;MacOS;iOS;iPadOS;Fedora | Windows;MacOS;Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL);Fedora | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | GitHub;GitLab;Markdown File | null | null | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Discord;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);X;YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | Stack Overflow;Stack Exchange;Reddit;GitHub (public projects, not private repos);YouTube;LinkedIn | null | null | Yes | 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 | Anthropic: Claude Sonnet;openAI GPT (chatbot models);openAI Image generating models;openAI Reasoning models | null | null | Yes | A few times per week | Between 10 and 15 years | Infrequently, less than once per year | Lists of recommendations (tools, frameworks, technologies, etc.) | 4 | null | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 15 | null | Neutral | Less than half of the time | Yes, I use AI tools daily | Very favorable | Neither trust nor distrust | Good, but not great at handling complex tasks | Learning about a codebase;Writing code;Learning new concepts or technologies | Project planning;Testing code;Committing and reviewing code;Deployment and monitoring;Predictive analytics | Documenting code;Debugging or fixing code;Creating or maintaining documentation | Generating content or synthetic data | Search for answers | AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite;Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming;I’ve become less confident in my own problem-solving | Only for partial problems. I'm trying to pass in only the necessary details to get a working prototype, then adapting it to my needs. | Yes, I use AI agents at work monthly or infrequently | Not at all or minimally | Business process automation;IT operations | Vector databases for AI applications;Integration with external agents and APIs | AI agents have increased my productivity.;AI agents have helped me automate repetitive tasks. | AI agents have improved the quality of my code. | null | AI agents have accelerated my learning about new technologies or codebases.;AI agents have helped me solve complex problems more effectively.;AI agents have reduced the time spent on specific development tasks. | AI agents have improved collaboration within my team. | Integrating AI agents with my existing tools and workflows can be difficult.;The cost of using certain AI agent platforms is a barrier. | It takes significant time and effort to learn how to use AI agents effectively. | I have concerns about the security and privacy of data when using AI agents. | I am concerned about the accuracy of the information provided by AI agents. | My company's IT and/or InfoSec teams have strict rules that do not allow me to use AI agent tools or platforms | Redis | null | Ollama | null | Grafana + Prometheus | null | ChatGPT;Claude Code | null | When I don’t trust AI’s answers;When I want to learn best practices | Experience is the key when designing and developing large systems. | 145,018 | 10 |
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