Are you learning with AI? We want to know about it!

Since its creation in 2008, Stack Overflow has been a trusted part of the software engineer’s learning process. Got an undocumented bug? Ask Stack Overflow. Found some undocumented behavior in your programming language? Chances are, we’d have that documented thanks to our community of eagle-eyed developers. So how developers and other technologists learn to code and skill up has always been important to us.

As part of our annual Developer Survey, we ask about how developers learned to code originally, if they’re learning new tools, and what sources they use. In the last two years’ surveys, we asked about whether people were using AI tools to learn to code: in 2024, 37% of those learning to code used AI tools, and in 2025 this grew to 44%. Additionally, developers use less tools to learn on average in the last year, showing a consolidation to fewer key resources.

We’ve always been of the opinion that developers need to use multiple sources to learn how to code: web forums, videos, technical documentation, etc. With more developers learning to code from AI, is this trend part of a larger consolidation or is it merely another temporary disruption?

To dig into this trend, we have launched a survey for anyone who works with code and has been learning new code/programming skills recently. We want to know if AI is impacting the quality of what you learn and whether these skills will be applied to new roles in the near future. Is AI a replacement or a multiplier? Do you get tired of checking multiple places for answers? Is your learning process better or worse with AI?

Take the survey here.

This survey is open for the next few weeks and we’ll follow up after the survey close with the results.

Outside of our yearly Developer Survey, we regularly field smaller surveys targeted to answer specific questions. It helps us keep everyone informed about the state of the industry with a unique perspective that can only come from the Stack Overflow community. Sign up to participate in research here and keep an eye out for survey emails and notifications from us.