Developer Tools and AI: Insights from the Survey

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This chapter discusses the findings of a recent developer survey, particularly contrasting the preferences for Visual Studio and VIM. It also examines developers' skepticism toward AI tools, the evolving concept of composable AI, and the extensive planning process behind conducting the survey.

The Stack Overflow Developer Survey is an annual survey conducted by Stack Overflow that gathers comprehensive insights from developers around the world. It offers a valuable snapshot of the global developer community, covering a wide range of topics such as preferred programming languages, tools, and technologies.

Erin Yepis is a Senior Analyst and Ryan Polk is the Chief Product Officer at Stack Overflow. They join the show with Sean Falconer to talk about the results of the 2024 Developer Survey, which just released this summer.

Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information visualization to quantum computing. Currently, Sean is Head of Marketing and Developer Relations at Skyflow and host of the podcast Partially Redacted, a podcast about privacy and security engineering. You can connect with Sean on Twitter @seanfalconer.