Application Development Working Group Developer Survey

The reason why we need this:

Taking this survey will help us understand the population of app developers engaged in CNCF events or communications.
Asking questions about usage and awareness of tools will help us understand the centers of gravity in the app developer community.

We would love to learn how you as a cloud native application developer developing business applications that leverage cloud qualities like scalability and resilience are finding your way through tools offered in the CNCF landscape and what your experience and obstacles are

1.Which of the following best describes your role?

Developer

Senior/LeadDeveloper

Architect

Other (please specify)

2.Which programming languages do you use for your day-to-day tasks? (Mark all that apply)

C

C++

Go

Java

Kotlin

NET/C#

Node.js / JavaScript /TypeScript

Python

Rust

Other (please specify)

3.Where do your applications will run?

Cloud Provider - AWS

Cloud Provider - Microsoft Azure

Cloud Provider - Google Cloud

Cloud Provider - Other

On-prem (our hardware)

I have no idea

Rate your knowledge about the following CNCF Projects (projects are in alphabetical order)

4.Backstage

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I use the tool for my personal app development project

I use the tool in the production

5.Buildpacks

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

6.CloudEvents

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

7.Dapr

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

8.gRPC

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

9.Jaeger UI

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

10.Knative Functions

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

11.NATS

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

12.OpenFeature

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

13.OpenTelemetry

I do not know this tool

I heard of the tool but never used it

I heard of the tool and had my first experiences with it

I know the tool, but I do not use it in my app development tasks

I know the tool and use it in my app development tasks

14.How do you, if ever, become aware of new tools or projects from the CNCF?

Exploring the CNCF landscape (https://landscape.cncf.io/)

Blog posts/announcements on the CNCF homepage

Posts on social media e.g., LinkedIn

Presentation at community meetups or conferences

Activity feed on GitHub

Recommendation by a colleague

Other (please specify)

15.When you become aware of a new tool or project how do you tend to learn more about it?

Exploring the tutorial and getting started guides of the project

Via samples available in the project GitHub or Homepage

Tutorials on YouTube

Asking in the projects Slack channel/Discord/GitHub discussions

Gen AI services (e.g., chatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, etc.)

Other (please specify)

16.What barriers do you face when trying to prototype or experiment hands-on with a new tool that seems valuable for your work?

Insufficient documentation

Not enough samples or unrealistic samples (“Hello world” only)

Missing support from the community when facing issues

Technical prerequisites are not compliant with the company’s guidelines

Other (please specify)

17.What challenges do you encounter when transitioning a new tool from prototype to production in your day-to-day work if the tool fits your requirements?

Missing features or limitations needed for the productive scenario

Corporate guidelines do not allow productive usage of projects or dependencies due to licenses

Unclear roadmap (where is the project heading)

Unclear maturity of a project with regard to productive usage

Bad experience with maintainers during prototyping

Limitations on the open-source version and isn't conducive for production

Other (please specify)

18.Are there any CNCF projects you use daily that are not mentioned in the list above? Refer to the CNCF Landscape for a complete list.

19.What are the top 3 tools that come to your mind when thinking about developer tooling?Please list development tools and projects you use daily that are NOT hosted in the CNCF

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