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Developer Documentation Experience Assessment

Measures documentation usability, findability, content clarity, and code accuracy based on a developer's recent session. Designed for DX and documentation teams seeking actionable feedback to prioritize improvements.

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25 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Thank you for participating in this documentation experience survey. Your responses are voluntary, confidential, and will be reported only in aggregate to help us improve our documentation. There are no right or wrong answers — we want your honest opinions. This survey takes approximately 8 minutes. Please think of one specific documentation session within the last 60 days. Answer all questions about that single session.

Q02
Long Text

Which product, API, or tool were you reading about?

Q03
Multiple Choice

How did you navigate to the relevant documentation? Select all that apply.

Q04
Multiple Choice

Which best describes the code examples on the page(s) you visited?

Q05
Multiple Choice

Did you run any sample code or follow step-by-step instructions during this session?

Q06
Long Text

Rank the following aspects of your session from most frustrating (top) to least frustrating (bottom).

Q07
Long Text

Which best describes your current role?

Q08
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey! Your feedback will directly inform improvements to our documentation. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.

Q09
Long Text

What was your main goal during that session?

Q10
Long Text

Approximately how long did it take to find the right page or topic?

Q11
Long Text

The examples were relevant to my use case.

Q12
Long Text

Of the sample code you ran, approximately what proportion worked without modification?

Q13
Long Text

How likely are you to recommend this documentation to a colleague?

Q14
Long Text

How many years of professional development experience do you have?

Q15
Long Text

Before this session, how familiar were you with this product or tool?

Q16
Long Text

How easy or difficult was it to find the information you needed?

Q17
Long Text

The examples were complete enough to follow without external resources.

Q18
Multiple Choice

Which issues, if any, did you encounter when trying code or following steps? Select all that apply.

Q19
Long Text

If you'd like, please share a link to or name of a specific documentation page relevant to your feedback.

Q20
Multiple Choice

Which programming language(s) did you primarily use in that session? Select up to two.

Q21
Long Text

The site navigation and structure clearly reflected my task or goal.

Q22
Long Text

Overall, how clear was the writing on the page(s) you used?

Q23
AI Interview

Thinking about your overall experience in that session, what is the single most important change that would improve this documentation? Please share any additional thoughts or context.

Q24
Long Text

Where are you primarily located?

Q25
Long Text

Search results (if used) were relevant and helpful.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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