so-survey.txt

In what country do you currently reside?
United States
What city or town do you live in?
Houston
How old are you?
<20
What is your gender?
Male
Tabs or Spaces?
Spaces
What is your current Stack Overflow reputation?
10,000+
How many years of IT/programming experience do you have?
2 - 5 years
Which of the following best describes your occupation?
Student
Which desktop operating system do you use the most?
Ubuntu
Which of the following languages or technologies have you done extensive development with in the last year? (select all that apply)
Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, Other (please specify): Bash / Unix shell
Which of the following languages or technologies do you want to work with this year? (select all that apply)
Android, Arduino / Raspberry Pi, C++, C++11, Dart, Go, Haskell, Rust
What amount of formal or professional programming training have you received? (select all that apply)
No formal training; I'm self-taught
Including bonus, what is your annual compensation in USD?
Unemployed
How would you describe your current employment status?
I'm a student
Did you start a new job within the past 12 months?
No (I'm a student)
Are you currently looking for a job or open to new opportunities?
I am not interested in other job opportunities
When evaluating a new employment opportunity what's most important to you? (please select 3 things that matter most)
Tech stack, Building something that matters, Company culture
When evaluating job opportunities how important is the ability to work remotely?
Somewhat important
What are the most annoying things about searching for a new job? (select up to 3)
Finding an open job that I'm qualified for, Searching for a job that seems interesting, Writing my CV and keeping it updated
How often are you contacted by recruiters?
Rarely
How do you feel about the frequency with which you're contacted by recruiters?
Please, make the recruiter spam stop
How do you prefer to be contacted about job opportunities?
Stack Overflow Careers Message: I don't have an account, Xing Message: I don't have an account, Phone Call: Hate, LinkedIn InMail: I don't have an account, Email: Great, Twitter: Tolerate, Facebook: I don't have an account
Which of the following would make you most likely to respond to a message about a new job opportunity? (select up to 3)
Message is personalized, Code or projects I've worked on are referenced, Stack Overflow activity is mentioned
When evaluating a job opportunity for the first time, what do you most want to know?
Tech stack
Who do you want to communicate with when discussing a new job opportunity?
Headhunter (contingency recruiter): Tolerate, In-house generalist recruiter: Hate, In-house recruiter who knows tech: Great, My potential manager: Great, A developer who would be on my team: Great
How can companies improve the interview process? (select up to 3)
Prepare me for who I will be speaking with, Show me the space in which I will work, Show me more live code
Are you familiar with Stack Overflow Careers?
Yes
What made you want to try Stack Overflow Careers? (select all that apply)
No spam from recruiters, It's a jobs site specifically for programmers, Good selection of relevant jobs, To showcase my Stack Overflow activity, Because the jobs ads are right there on Stack Overflow
How many caffeinated beverages (coffee, Red Bull, Diet Coke, Surge, etc.) do you consume during a typical workday?
0
How much time per week do you spend working on programming as a hobby, side projects, or open-source?
10-20 hours per week
How frequently do you read Stack Overflow questions or answers?
Multiple times a day
What's your preferred text editor?
Vim
What's your preferred IDE theme?
Dark
Which source control systems do you use professionally? (select all that apply)
Git
Which source control system do you like best?
Git
Why do you use Stack Overflow? (select all that apply)
To give help to others, To maintain an online presence, To demonstrate that I'm good at what I do, To communicate with others like me, To receive help on my personal projects, Because I love to learn
When you land on a Stack Overflow question from search, how often is the answer helpful?
Usually
What motivates you to answer questions? (select all that apply)
It feels good to help a programmer in need, My answer will help lots of people who have the same problem in the future, It feels good to demonstrate my expertise., Demonstrating my expertise will benefit me, I feel a sense of responsibility to the developer community
If we could add one thing to Stack Overflow just for you, what would it be?
Uhh... wow, so many things. Search user:180276 [feature-request] on meta.SE, but here's a minor one I never posted: Let non-mods use the "deleted:yes" search query! Oh, how about this: Just make search better in general. Google is typically much better at searching, and the only times I use the native search are for when I have to use closed:yes or search by tag or something.
Please add a link to your Stack Overflow user profile*
http://stackoverflow.com/users/1223693/doorknob