| Date | Survey | # |
2 Jan 2012 -
9 Jan 2012 | How do you feel about the coming year?
For many people 2011 was not a stellar year. In terms of your standard of living (pay, work, free time, balance, Zen calm etc) what's your feeling on this new, freshly unboxed one we now have? | 829 |
26 Dec 2011 -
2 Jan 2012 | What are your New Year resolutions?
What resolutions have you spec'd out for next year? | 750 |
19 Dec 2011 -
26 Dec 2011 | What do you want for Christmas this year?
...unless Christmas wasa victim of cost cutting during the GFC. | 857 |
12 Dec 2011 -
19 Dec 2011 | What is the minimum screen width your latest application required?
The days of catering to 800x600 are behind us, aren't they? | 1070 |
5 Dec 2011 -
12 Dec 2011 | What types of code are you writing these days?
| 1199 |
28 Nov 2011 -
5 Dec 2011 | Should Flash die?
Apple thinks so - at for mobile devices - but has the time come for it to go to a better place? | 984 |
21 Nov 2011 -
28 Nov 2011 | What would make you move your application to the cloud?
A bit of a nebulous question (suggested by Richard Brett) | 851 |
14 Nov 2011 -
21 Nov 2011 | What's most important when releasing an app?
Suppose you can pick only one. What's most important to you? | 731 |
7 Nov 2011 -
14 Nov 2011 | Are you planning on writing iPad / Slate / tablet specific software?
A rerun of our 4 Oct 2010 survey. Let's see how the winds have changed. Will you be writing software to run on these devices? (specifically: client apps, not just making your website work nicely on the devices) | 971 |
31 Oct 2011 -
7 Nov 2011 | In your current project, how important are the following considerations?
1 = not at all important, 5 = critical. | 1140 |
24 Oct 2011 -
31 Oct 2011 | Is Siri's voice recognition and AI in the iPhone 4S truly revolutionary?
Voice recognition and AI have been around for ages but the 4S combines them in a manner many feel is truly revolutionary. Please discuss. | 836 |
17 Oct 2011 -
24 Oct 2011 | Do you use Attributes in your .NET development?
Attributes provide a neat way to hide the plumbing. Do you use and/or create attributes yourself? | 982 |
10 Oct 2011 -
17 Oct 2011 | What smartphone OS manufacturer do you see as the most innovative?
Regardless of what a company has done in the past, which company do you feel is furthering innovation the most? | 959 |
3 Oct 2011 -
10 Oct 2011 | After working as a developer for at least 5 years, what are your priorities?
This one is for those with a few years under their belt. | 912 |
26 Sep 2011 -
3 Oct 2011 | How many hours a week do you spend in front of a computer?
'Computer' meaning anything from a mainframe through to a PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone / blackberry on which you directly perform work. | 1655 |
19 Sep 2011 -
26 Sep 2011 | What do you mostly do when browsing sites on a smartphone?
Most smartphones now have a decent browser and a processor to power it. Are you sticking to your main machine or using your smartphone more widely? | 804 |
12 Sep 2011 -
19 Sep 2011 | Will programming become more or less complex in the future?
Our modern IDEs make life so much easier, but issues such as security, parallelism and bloated APIs make life harder. Which way will the balance tip overall? | 981 |
5 Sep 2011 -
12 Sep 2011 | How often do you release bug fixes to users without testing?
Developers can be so confident sometimes that our arrogance gets the better of us. "Such an obvious fix - how could itnot work?" (Suggested by JMW) | 919 |
29 Aug 2011 -
5 Sep 2011 | Does your office have organised in-office social events?
Online games, movie lunchtimes, to-the-death foosball - is it part of your office culture? | 922 |
22 Aug 2011 -
29 Aug 2011 | As a software developer, will your skills continue to be in demand for the next 5 years?
Users are moving from traditional PCs to tablets and smartphones for many day to day tasks. With the end of the PCagain being predicted, how do you feel about your future prospects? | 785 |
