Column,QuestionText,Note
collector,N/A,Respondent source
country,In what country do you currently reside?,
un_subregion,N/A,Region inferred by country location (UN region)
so_region,N/A,Region inferred by country location (semi-arbitrary Stack Overflow region groupings)
age_range,How old are you?,
age_midpoint,N/A,Age inferred by age range
gender,What is your gender?,Gender provided by respondent
self_identification,What do you consider yourself? (select all that apply),
occupation,Which of the following best describes your occupation?,
occupation_group,N/A,Inferred from occupation
experience_range,How many years of IT / programming experience do you have?,
experience_midpoint,N/A,Inferred from experience_range
salary_range,What is your annual gross earnings or salary (including bonus) in USD?,
salary_midpoint,N/A,Inferred from salary_range
big_mac_index,N/A,Jan 2016 Big Mac Index for country from: http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index
tech_do,Which of the following languages or technologies have you done extensive development with in the last year? (select all that apply),
tech_want,Which of the following languages or technologies do you WANT to work with this year? (select all that apply),
aliens,Do you believe in aliens?,
programming_ability,"On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your programming ability?",
employment_status,How would you describe your current employment status?,
industry,How would you best describe the industry you currently work in?,
company_size_range,What is the size of your company?,
team_size_range,What is the size of your team?,
women_on_team,How many women are on your team?,
remote,Do you work remotely?,
job_satisfaction,How satisfied are you with your current job(s)?,
job_discovery,How did you discover your current job?,
dev_environment,What development environments do you use regularly? (select all that apply),
commit_frequency,How frequently do you check-in or commit code?,
hobby,"How much time per week do you spend programming as a hobby, or working on side projects or open-source?",
dogs_vs_cats,Dogs or cats?,
desktop_os,Which desktop operating system do you use most?,
unit_testing,Is unit testing worth the effort?,
rep_range,What is your current Stack Overflow reputation?,
visit_frequency,How frequently do you read Stack Overflow questions or answers?,
why_learn_new_tech,What is your primary motivation for learning new programming languages or technologies?,
education,What amount of formal or professional programming training have you received? (select all that apply),
open_to_new_job,Are you currently looking for a job or open to new opportunities?,
new_job_value,When evaluating a new employment opportunity what's most important to you? (select up to 3),
job_search_annoyance,What annoys you most when searching for a new job?,
interview_likelihood,"If you applied to a job at Google, what do you think is the likelihood you would get an interview?",
how_to_improve_interview_process,How can companies improve the interview process? (select up to 3),
star_wars_vs_star_trek,Star Wars or Star Trek?,
agree_tech,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love the technologies I use at work.
agree_notice,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,Every day I notice things that can be improved by better software.
agree_problemsolving,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love problem solving.
agree_diversity,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,Diversity in the workplace is important.
agree_adblocker,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I always use an ad blocker.
agree_alcohol,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I occasionally drink alcohol while coding.
agree_loveboss,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love my boss.
agree_nightcode,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I love coding late at night.
agree_legacy,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,I work with a lot of legacy code.
agree_mars,How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements?,"I want to go to Mars right now, even if there's a chance I never come back."
important_variety,What's important to you at work?,Working on a variety of projects
important_control,What's important to you at work?,Having control over product decisions
important_sameend,What's important to you at work?,Ending work at the same time every day
important_newtech,What's important to you at work?,Learning new technologies
important_buildnew,What's important to you at work?,Building something new
important_buildexisting,What's important to you at work?,Improving existing applications
important_promotion,What's important to you at work?,Getting promoted
important_companymission,What's important to you at work?,Believing strongly in my company's mission
important_wfh,What's important to you at work?,Working from home
important_ownoffice,What's important to you at work?,Having my own office
developer_challenges,What are the biggest challenges you face as a developer? (select up to 3),
why_stack_overflow,Why do you use Stack Overflow? (select all that apply),