Confluent VSCode Extension - EA Feedback

First, we'd like to know a bit about you

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* 1. Which of the following statements describes your current responsibilities regarding streaming data? (choose all that apply)

Setting up and maintaining our streaming platform

Keeping our streaming data secure and/or controlling access

Creating data pipelines, Kafka streams, and/or clusters

Building applications or tools that use streaming data

Analyzing and/or building models based on streaming data

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How much experience with streaming data or Kafka did you have prior to using the Confluent VSCode Extension?

Beginner: No experience

Entry-Level: Worked on a project or two that used streaming data

Intermediate: Worked on several projects using streaming data for a few months

Advanced: Primarily worked on projects using streaming data over the past few years

Expert: Have set up and maintained streaming data for organizations

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* 3. What other technologies did you use while working with the Confluent VSCode Extension? (Check all that apply)

Docker

Confluent CLI

Postman

Kafka Proxies (Kroxylicious, …)

Provisioning / Deployment (Terraform, CloudFormation, …)

Data Mocking (MockAPI, MockServer, …)

Databases ( Postgres, MongoDB, BigQuery, …)

Batch ETL (Spark, Snowflake, Druid, …)

Non-Confluent Streaming (Amazon MSK, Kinesis, Conduktor, …)

Other (please specify)

None of the above

Now we’d like to know a bit about your experience using the Confluent VSCode Extension.

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* 4. Overall, which statement best describes the ease of use of the current Confluent VSCode Extension in completing streaming data related tasks?

I was not able to complete any streaming data related tasks with the VSCode Extension

I completed some tasks with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or Confluent

I completed several tasks with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension

I completed most of my streaming data tasks with the assistance provided in the extension

I completed all of my streaming data tasks without assistance

I was not able to complete any streaming data related tasks with the VSCode Extension

I completed some tasks with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or Confluent

I completed several tasks with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension

I completed most of my streaming data tasks with the assistance provided in the extension

I completed all of my streaming data tasks without assistance

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* 5. The following is a list of tasks the team prioritized in building the current EA version of the VSCode extension. Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 how easy or difficult it was to use the VSCode extension to complete those tasks.

	1 - Was not able to complete the task	2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	N/A
Sign into an existing Confluent account	Sign into an existing Confluent account 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Sign into an existing Confluent account 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Sign into an existing Confluent account 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Sign into an existing Confluent account 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Sign into an existing Confluent account 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Sign into an existing Confluent account N/A
Viewing a list of topics in a cluster	Viewing a list of topics in a cluster 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Viewing a list of topics in a cluster 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Viewing a list of topics in a cluster 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Viewing a list of topics in a cluster 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Viewing a list of topics in a cluster 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Viewing a list of topics in a cluster N/A
Viewing incoming messages in a topic	Viewing incoming messages in a topic 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Viewing incoming messages in a topic 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Viewing incoming messages in a topic 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Viewing incoming messages in a topic 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Viewing incoming messages in a topic 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Viewing incoming messages in a topic N/A
Adding a new topic to a cluster	Adding a new topic to a cluster 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Adding a new topic to a cluster 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Adding a new topic to a cluster 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Adding a new topic to a cluster 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Adding a new topic to a cluster 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Adding a new topic to a cluster N/A
Viewing the schemas available for a cluster	Viewing the schemas available for a cluster 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Viewing the schemas available for a cluster 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Viewing the schemas available for a cluster 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Viewing the schemas available for a cluster 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Viewing the schemas available for a cluster 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Viewing the schemas available for a cluster N/A
Viewing a specific schema	Viewing a specific schema 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Viewing a specific schema 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Viewing a specific schema 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Viewing a specific schema 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Viewing a specific schema 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Viewing a specific schema N/A
Setting up a new project or client from a template	Setting up a new project or client from a template 1 - Was not able to complete the task	Setting up a new project or client from a template 2 - Was able to complete with assistance from external documentation, a coworker, or direct support	Setting up a new project or client from a template 3 - Was able to complete with assistance from Confluent documentation outside the extension	Setting up a new project or client from a template 4 - Was able to complete with the assistance provided in the extension	Setting up a new project or client from a template 5 - Was able to complete without any assistance	Setting up a new project or client from a template N/A

Now we’d like to know how useful you found the Confluent VSCode Extension.

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* 6. Overall, which statement best describes how useful the Confluent VSCode Extension currently is in your streaming data workflow?

I can't complete any of my streaming data related tasks with the extension

I can complete some of my streaming data related tasks with the extension

I can complete about half of my streaming data related tasks with the extension

I can complete most, but not all of my work related to streaming data with the extension

I can complete all of my work related to streaming data exclusively with the extension

I can't complete any of my streaming data related tasks with the extension

I can complete some of my streaming data related tasks with the extension

I can complete about half of my streaming data related tasks with the extension

I can complete most, but not all of my work related to streaming data with the extension

I can complete all of my work related to streaming data exclusively with the extension

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* 7. Were there any specific tasks you wanted to complete using the VSCode Extension but were unable to?

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* 8. Which of the following pain points would you most want solved by the Confluent VSCode extension?

Unable to see or use resources I don’t have access to

Unable to create or manage Confluent API Keys

Unable to analyze existing data streams to recognize patterns and react to incoming events

Lack of understanding how Kafka, Confluent and related features work together

Better integration of schemas in application development

Difficulty generating realistic mock data for testing and exploring

Lack of stream processing features

No AI assistance aware of my specific Confluent resources

Lack of client or project templates that fit my needs

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 9. Is there any other feedback you'd like to provide us with about Confluent or the Confluent VSCode Extension?

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