New study shows concerning rise in developer burnout — and growing distrust in how AI may affect their jobs
- A significant number of developers consider themselves to be suffering fatigue or burnout, study finds
- Devs are also concerned about the ethics of AI, and fear being replaced by automated coding tools
- The Stack Overflow Developer Survey compiled responses from 30,000 developers from 169 countries
A new industry survey exploring the state-of-developers has uncovered growing distrust in AI and concerns about fatigue and burnout. While the overall response to the increasing use of AI is largely positive, growing concerns about the technology are clear, with little trust in the technology to make important decisions.
Stack Overflow’s annual survey is a useful look at how developers feel about the industry they work in, and highlights a growing friction between traditional software development and the growing role of AI tools.
The survey, by the Stack Overflow coding question-and-answer platform, also highlights a growth in solo employment, with 10.5% of respondents stating they...
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