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Hello world!
Thank you for taking the 2022 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, the longest running survey of software developers (and anyone else who codes!) on Earth.
As in previous years, anonymized results of the survey will be made publicly available under the Open Database License, where anyone can download and analyze the data. On that note, throughout the survey, certain answers you and your peers give will be treated as personally identifiable information, and therefore kept out of the anonymized results file. We'll call out each of those in the survey with a note saying ""This information will be kept private.""
There are seven sections in this survey. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th sections will appear in a random order.

1. Basic Information
2. Education, Work, and Career
3. Technology and Tech Culture
4. Stack Overflow Usage + Community
5. Demographic Information
6. Professional Developer Series (Optional)
7. Final Questions
Most questions in this survey are optional. Required questions are marked with *. This anonymous survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. We encourage you to complete it in one sitting.

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",FALSE,DB,TB QID12,MetaInfo,Browser Meta Info,FALSE,Meta,Browser QID1,S1,"Basic Information

The first section will focus on some basic information about who you are.

Most questions in this section are required. Required questions are noted with *.

",FALSE,DB,TB QID2,MainBranch,"Which of the following options best describes you today? Here, by ""developer"" we mean ""someone who writes code."" *",TRUE,MC,SAVR QID296,Employment,Which of the following best describes your current employment status?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID308,RemoteWork,Which best describes your current work situation?,FALSE,MC,SAVR QID297,CodingActivities,Which of the following best describes the code you write outside of work? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID190,S2,"Education, work, and career

This section will focus on your education, work, and career.

Most questions in this section are optional. Required questions are noted with *.

",FALSE,DB,TB QID25,EdLevel,Which of the following best describes the highest level of formal education that you’ve completed? *,FALSE,MC,SAVR QID276,LearnCode,How did you learn to code? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID281,LearnCodeOnline,What online resources do you use to learn to code? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID306,LearnCodeCoursesCert,What online courses or certifications do you use to learn to code? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID32,YearsCode,"Including any education, how many years have you been coding in total?",FALSE,MC,DL QID34,YearsCodePro,"NOT including education, how many years have you coded professionally (as a part of your work)?",FALSE,MC,DL QID31,DevType,Which of the following describes your current job? Please select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID29,OrgSize,Approximately how many people are employed by the company or organization you currently work for? ,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID278,PurchaseInfluence,"What level of influence do you, personally, have over new technology purchases at your organization?",FALSE,MC,SAVR QID279,BuyNewTool,"When buying a new tool or software, how do you discover and research available solutions? Select all that apply.",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID6,Country,"Where do you live? *",TRUE,MC,DL QID50,Currency,"Which currency do you use day-to-day? If your answer is complicated, please pick the one you're most comfortable estimating in. *",TRUE,MC,DL QID51,CompTotal,"What is your current total compensation (salary, bonuses, and perks, before taxes and deductions)? Please enter a whole number in the box below, without any punctuation. If you are paid hourly, please estimate an equivalent weekly, monthly, or yearly salary. If you prefer not to answer, please leave the box empty.",FALSE,TE,SL QID52,CompFreq,"Is that compensation weekly, monthly, or yearly?",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID61,S3,"Tech and tech culture

The next set of questions will focus on technology and tech culture.

Most questions in this section are optional. Required questions are noted with *.

",FALSE,DB,TB QID233,Language,"Which programming, scripting, and markup languages have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the language and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID262,Database,"Which database environments have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the database and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID263,Platform,"Which cloud platforms have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the platform and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID264,Webframe,"Which web frameworks and web technologies have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the framework and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID265,MiscTech,"Which other frameworks and libraries have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the framework and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID275,ToolsTech,"Which developer tools have you done extensive development work in over the past year, and which do you want to work in over the next year? (If you both worked with the technology and want to continue to do so, please check both boxes in that row.)",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID274,NEWCollabTools,"Which development environments did you use regularly over the past year, and which do you want to work with over the next year? Please check all that apply.",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID71,OpSys,What is the primary operating system in which you work? *,FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID283,VersionControlSystem,What are the primary version control systems you use? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID284,VCInteraction,How do you interact with your version control system? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID285,VCHosting,What version control hosting service are you using?,FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID282,OfficeStackAsync,"Which collaborative work management tools did you use regularly over the past year, and which do you want to work with over the next year? Select all that apply",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID307,OfficeStackSync,"Which communication tools did you use regularly over the past year, and which do you want to work with over the next year? Select all that apply",FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID305,Blockchain,"How favorable are you about blockchain, crypto, and decentralization?",FALSE,MC,SAVR QID91,S4,"Stack Overflow - usage and community

This section will focus on Stack Overflow usage and community questions.

Most questions in this section are optional. Required questions are noted with *.

",FALSE,DB,TB QID266,NEWSOSites,Which of the following Stack Overflow sites have you visited? Select all that apply.,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID100,SOVisitFreq,How frequently would you say you visit Stack Overflow?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID101,SOAccount,Do you have a Stack Overflow account?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID102,SOPartFreq,"How frequently would you say you participate in Q&A on Stack Overflow? By participate we mean ask, answer, vote for, or comment on questions.",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID106,SOComm,Do you consider yourself a member of the Stack Overflow community?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID121,S5,"Demographics

All questions in this section are optional, you may leave questions blank if you prefer not to answer.


As a reminder, all reporting of the survey responses will be anonymized.

",FALSE,DB,TB QID127,Age,What is your age?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID122,Gender,"Which of the following describe you, if any? Please check all that apply.",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID153,Trans,Do you identify as transgender?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID136,Sexuality,"Which of the following describe you, if any? Please check all that apply.",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID126,Ethnicity,"Which of the following describe you, if any? Please check all that apply.",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID124,Accessibility,"Which of the following describe you, if any? Please check all that apply. ",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID125,MentalHealth,"Which of the following describe you, if any? Please check all that apply. ",FALSE,MC,MAVR QID295,S6,"Professional Developer Series

In one of our previous pulse surveys, we saw that people valued being productive and having growth opportunities at work*. By adding a Professional Developer Series to this year's survey we want to better understand the things that may impact your productivity and opportunities to learn.

Like the rest of the survey, your responses are completely anonymous.

Blog post - New data: What developers look for in future job opportunities - December 7, 2021

",FALSE,DB,TB QID299,TBranch,"Would you like to participate in the Professional Developer Series?",TRUE,MC,SAVR QID287,ICorPM,Are you an independent contributor or people manager?,FALSE,MC,SAVR QID288,WorkExp,How many years of working experience do you have?,FALSE,Slider,HSLIDER QID289,Knowledge,Please rate your level of agreement with the following statement:,FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID290,Frequency,How frequently do you experience each of the following?,FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID291,TimeSearching,"On an average day, how much time do you typically spend searching for answers or solutions to problems you encounter at work? (This includes time spent searching on your own, asking a colleague, and waiting for a response).",FALSE,MC,SAVR QID292,TimeAnswering,"On an average day, how much time do you typically spend answering questions you get asked at work?",FALSE,MC,SAVR QID293,Onboarding,The time it takes to onboard new hires at my company is:,FALSE,MC,SAVR QID304,ProfessionalTech,My company has:,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID286,SOTeamsUsage,Does your team use Stack Overflow for Teams?,FALSE,MC,SAVR QID294,TrueFalse,Last few questions...,FALSE,Matrix,Likert QID131,S7,"Final Questions

",FALSE,DB,TB QID132,SurveyLength,How do you feel about the length of the survey this year?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID133,SurveyEase,How easy or difficult was this survey to complete?,FALSE,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_1,I have interactions with people outside of my immediate team.,NA,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_2,"Knowledge silos prevent me from getting ideas across the organization (i.e., one individual or team has information that isn't shared with others)",NA,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_3,I can find up-to-date information within my organization to help me do my job.,NA,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_4,I am able to quickly find answers to my questions with existing tools and resources.,NA,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_5,I know which system or resource to use to find information and answers to questions I have.,NA,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_6,I often find myself answering questions that I’ve already answered before.,NA,MC,MAVR QID289,Knowledge_7,Waiting on answers to questions often causes interruptions and disrupts my workflow.,NA,MC,MAVR QID290,Frequency_1,Needing help from people outside of your immediate team?,NA,MC,MAVR QID290,Frequency_2,Interacting with people outside of your immediate team?,NA,MC,MAVR QID290,Frequency_3,Encountering knowledge silos (where one individual or team has information that's not shared or distributed with other individuals or teams) at work?,NA,MC,MAVR QID294,TrueFalse_1,Are you involved in supporting new hires during their onboarding?,NA,MC,MAVR QID294,TrueFalse_2,Do you use learning resources provided by your employer?,NA,MC,MAVR QID294,TrueFalse_3,Does your employer give you time to learn new skills?,NA,MC,MAVR