Which code editor or IDE do you primarily use?
- VS Code
- JetBrains IDE (e.g., IntelliJ, PyCharm)
- Visual Studio
- Vim/Neovim
- Emacs
- Xcode
- Eclipse
- Other
In the past 3 months, how many new projects did you set up?
For your most recent new project, about how many minutes did the end-to-end setup take?
Accepts a numeric value
Whole numbers only
How difficult were each of the following steps in that last new project setup?
| Rows | Very easy | Easy | Neutral | Hard | Very hard |
|---|
| Installing dependencies | • | • | • | • | • |
| Configuring environment variables and secrets | • | • | • | • | • |
| Setting up the editor/IDE for the project | • | • | • | • | • |
| Build tooling setup (e.g., Webpack, Gradle, Make) | • | • | • | • | • |
| Access permissions and credentials | • | • | • | • | • |
| Container or VM setup | • | • | • | • | • |
| CI pipeline integration | • | • | • | • | • |
Which blockers did you encounter during setup? Select all that apply.
- Unclear or outdated documentation
- Version conflicts or incompatibilities
- Access permissions or credentials issues
- Slow package downloads or installs
- Flaky or non-reproducible setup scripts
- OS-specific issues
- Corporate network or proxy constraints
- Large repository or asset downloads
- Hardware or architecture differences
- None of the above
Overall, how would you rate your tools’ ergonomics?
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Very poorMax: Excellent
Please rate your agreement with the following about your current tools.
| Rows | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|
| Finding commands and features is straightforward | • | • | • | • | • |
| Keyboard shortcuts cover my common actions | • | • | • | • | • |
| I can customize the tool to fit my workflow | • | • | • | • | • |
| The interface feels uncluttered | • | • | • | • | • |
| Error messages help me resolve issues | • | • | • | • | • |
| Navigating files and symbols is fast | • | • | • | • | • |
| Performance is smooth under typical load | • | • | • | • | • |
In the past 14 days, how often did your tools help you stay in flow?
Range: 1 – 10
Min: NeverMid: SometimesMax: Always
Overall, how has your current toolchain affected your speed on routine tasks?
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Much slowerMax: Much faster
Rank the biggest productivity bottlenecks in the past 30 days.
Drag to order (top = most important)
- Slow builds or installs
- Flaky tests
- IDE/editor lag or crashes
- Unclear or noisy tool feedback
- Context switching between tools
- Dependency resolution issues
Attention check: To confirm you are paying attention, please select “Sometimes.”
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
How likely are you to recommend your current toolchain to a teammate?
Scale: 11 (star)
Min: Not at all likelyMax: Extremely likely
Which role best describes your current work?
- Backend engineer
- Frontend engineer
- Full-stack engineer
- Mobile developer
- Data/ML engineer
- DevOps/SRE/Platform
- QA/Testing
- Student
- Other
How many years of professional coding experience do you have?
What is your primary operating system for development?
What is your employment type?
- Full-time employee
- Part-time
- Contractor/Freelancer
- Student
- Not employed
Approximately how many employees work at your organization?
- Just me
- 2-9
- 10-49
- 50-249
- 250-999
- 1000+
Which region are you primarily based in?
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- Latin America
- North America
- Oceania
- Prefer not to say
What one change would most improve your day-to-day productivity?
Max 600 chars
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