Artima Developer Demographic Survey
Survey Taken May and June, 2005
This page contains the results of a demographic survey of Artima Developer users
that ran in late May and early June, 2005. You may also view results from a 2003 survey.
Note that due to rounding, column totals may not add to exactly 100%.
On what categories of software have you worked in the past 12 months?
(517 responses)
| Desktop |
58% |
|
| Enterprise |
75% |
|
| Scientific |
17% |
|
| Cell phones, PDAs, and other handhelds |
11% |
|
| Games |
6% |
|
| Other Embedded software |
11% |
|
| None of the above |
3% |
|
How many people are employed by your organization?
(514 responses)
| 5000+ |
19% |
|
| 1000 to 4999 |
11% |
|
| 500 to 999 |
3% |
|
| 200 to 499 |
8% |
|
| 50 to 199 |
15% |
|
| 49 or fewer |
41% |
|
What job titles have you had during the past 12 months?
(517 responses)
| Executive C-Level (CEO, COO, etc.) |
3% |
|
| Technical C-Level (CTO, VP of Engineering, etc.) |
5% |
|
| IT Director (Director of Engineering, etc.) |
7% |
|
| IT Manager |
7% |
|
| Software Quality Assurance Manager |
1% |
|
| Software Project Manager |
15% |
|
| Sr. Level Architect |
30% |
|
| Developer |
71% |
|
| Software Quality Engineer (Software Tester, etc...) |
5% |
|
| Database Analyst |
4% |
|
| System Administrator |
5% |
|
| Operations Engineer |
0% |
|
| Field Service Engineer |
0% |
|
| Consultant |
24% |
|
| Not employed |
2% |
|
| Student |
6% |
|
| None of the above |
2% |
|
In what industries have you worked in the past 12 months?
(515 responses)
| Aerospace & Defense |
4% |
|
| Automotive |
2% |
|
| Diversified & Conglomerate |
0% |
|
| Education |
12% |
|
| Energy, Chemical, & Utilities |
3% |
|
| Financial Services - Banking & Securities |
13% |
|
| Financial Services - Insurance |
6% |
|
| Financial Services - Other |
4% |
|
| Government - Federal |
7% |
|
| Government - State, Local, & Other |
6% |
|
| Health Care & Medical |
7% |
|
| High Tech - Hardware & Equipment |
5% |
|
| High Tech - Software & Services |
37% |
|
| High Tech - Other |
1% |
|
| Hospitality, Travel, & Tourism |
1% |
|
| Manufacturing |
2% |
|
| Media, Advertising, & PR |
6% |
|
| Pharmaceuticals & Biotech |
3% |
|
| Professional Services - Accounting |
0% |
|
| Professional Services - Consulting |
8% |
|
| Professional Services - Legal |
0% |
|
| Retail |
2% |
|
| Telecommunications |
13% |
|
| Transportation & Distribution |
6% |
|
| None of the above |
7% |
|
What are your organization's annual revenues in US dollars?
(510 responses)
| More than $1 billion |
15% |
|
| $500 million to $1 billion |
4% |
|
| $100 million to $500 million |
5% |
|
| $100 million or less |
37% |
|
| I don't know |
36% |
|
Which of the following user interface tools and APIs have you used in the past 12 months?
(513 responses)
| AWT |
15% |
|
| Swing |
36% |
|
| SWT |
10% |
|
| JSP |
41% |
|
| Java Server Faces |
7% |
|
| Struts |
26% |
|
| WebWork |
2% |
|
| Velocity |
8% |
|
| ASP |
8% |
|
| WinForms |
11% |
|
| PHP |
14% |
|
| None of the above |
24% |
|
Which of the following IDEs have you worked with in the past 12 months?
(515 responses)
| Borland JBuilder |
5% |
|
| Eclipse |
55% |
|
| IntelliJ IDEA |
16% |
|
| NetBeans |
15% |
|
| Microsoft Visual Studio |
33% |
|
| Borland C++Builder Studio |
1% |
|
| Emacs |
23% |
|
| vi |
40% |
|
| None of the above |
4% |
|
What languages have you used in the past 12 months?
(517 responses)
| Ada |
0% |
|
| C |
31% |
|
| C++ |
40% |
|
| C# |
21% |
|
| Cobol |
1% |
|
| Delphi |
2% |
|
| Eiffel |
1% |
|
| Groovy |
5% |
|
| Java |
72% |
|
| JavaScript |
44% |
|
| LISP |
6% |
|
| Perl |
25% |
|
| PHP |
17% |
|
| Prolog |
2% |
|
| Python |
37% |
|
| Ruby |
19% |
|
| Smalltalk |
4% |
|
| SQL |
47% |
|
| Visual Basic |
15% |
|
| None of the above |
0% |
|
What other developer websites do you visit frequently?
(509 responses)
| JavaWorld |
29% |
|
| O'Reilly Network |
50% |
|
| theserverside.com |
42% |
|
| DevX |
13% |
|
| IBM Developer Works |
40% |
|
| Oracle Technology Network |
10% |
|
| BEA Dev2Dev |
4% |
|
| java.sun.com |
42% |
|
| java.net |
27% |
|
| Javalobby |
15% |
|
| JGuru |
8% |
|
| Slashdot |
45% |
|
| The Code Project |
17% |
|
| CM Crossroads |
2% |
|
| StickyMinds.com |
4% |
|
| JavaRanch |
9% |
|
| MSDN |
23% |
|
| Cafe au Lait |
12% |
|
| None of the above |
4% |
|
Which of the following technologies have you worked with in the past 12 months?
(511 responses)
| .NET |
23% |
|
| J2ME |
6% |
|
| J2SE |
65% |
|
| J2EE |
65% |
|
| XML |
77% |
|
| Databases |
77% |
|
| Jini |
5% |
|
| Servlets |
45% |
|
| EJBs |
20% |
|
| Hibernate |
24% |
|
| JMS |
15% |
|
| Web services |
33% |
|
| CORBA |
8% |
|
| None of the above |
5% |
|
How are you involved in your organization's purchase decisions for computer equipment and software?
(514 responses)
| Determine the need for a product or service |
50% |
|
| Examine product specs |
48% |
|
| Recommend or select the product or service |
59% |
|
| Recommend or select the vendor or brand |
38% |
|
| Authorize or approve the purchase |
13% |
|
| I am involved in other ways |
14% |
|
| I am not involved in purchase decisions |
20% |
|
Are you subscribed to the Artima Newsletter?
(511 responses)
| Yes |
73% |
|
| No |
23% |
|
| I'm not sure |
2% |
|
