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THE SECRET OF DEVELOPER HAPPINESS?
A SURVEY AMONG SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS


             Alphageeks IL, meetup #5,
             @yuvalgo, yuvalgo@gmail.com
About the Survey

   Who would answer a survey about their job?
   Are we good/productive?
   How people and environment affects us?
   Are we happy at our jobs?

   305 developers/managers answered in 3 days
   Mostly from www.dzone.com and twitter links
   DISCLAIMER
Survey Population - Developers

                           7, 2%   32, 10%   20, 7%
CIO/CTO/C*O/Architect


Developer / QA / Graphic Design
/ Business Analyst
Other
                                             246, 81%
Team leader of some sort


(blank)
Questions asked
   Are you happy with your current position?
   Do you respect your direct boss?
   Are you looking for another job?
   Are you happy with your current salary?
   Would you recommend your friend to work in your team?
   Do you do code reviews in your team?
   Are you productive using the tools that you use (language, IDE, source control,
    database, build tools, runtime server platform)?
   How professional are the people in your team?
   How many hours do you work in an average week?
   Does your team write developer tests code (unit testing, integration testing)?
   How good are your team's deliverables?
   Does your company communicate strategy, goals and customer feedback to you
    effectively?
   What is your favorite color?
My thoughts before the survey…
   We’re generally happy with our jobs
   The people around us have a great effect on our
    happiness
   We’re earning a lot but not satisfied with it
   We’re working a lot of hours
How many hours a week do you work?

   Less than 40 hours a week?
   40-50?
   50-60
   60 +
87% working less than 50 hrs

                                 7, 2%

                          107, 35%
40-50                                    158, 52%
50-60
Less than 40
More than 60 (OMFG)




                      33, 11%
Satisfied with your salary?
     60% are satisfied!


                                                 40, 13%
It's great, I'm happy
                                    80, 26%
It's ok, not great
                                  41, 14%     144, 47%
It's terrible terrible terrible

Not happy, need more
cash!
Do you respect your direct boss?
    Only 45%...




He's ok but could be better
                              98, 32%    97, 32%
I dont respect my boss at
all
I love my boss                41, 13%   69, 23%
I respect my boss
Good intra-communications?


                                20, 6%


                110, 36%
                                         97, 32%
All the time
Kinda..
Sometimes
Strategy who?
                           78, 26%
Methodology VS. Mythology
   Do you conduct code reviews in your team?
   Do you write developer (unit/integration) testing?
   Are you using productive tools?
   Is your team doing a good job?
Do you do code reviews in your team?
     Not really… (only 8% do it all the time)


                                       24, 8%


All the time                161, 53%      120, 39%
For 1 out of 3 or 5 tasks
Not at all
Productive tools? 51: yes, 49 no


                                              39, 13%

Excellent tools, very
productive!                    114, 37%      37, 12%
I hate the tools I'm using,
NOT productive at all
I think the tools that I use              115, 38%
makes me productive
Productivity could be better
How professional is your team?
   71% says theirs good!


                           53, 17%

Just barely     155, 51%        35, 12%
Not at all
They are good                 62, 20%
They're OK
How good is your team (2) ?
     47% says theirs good!


Little bugs, allmost alwayes
                                             24, 8%
on time
                                   62, 20%
We are allmost ok, some
bugs, sometimes late                              119, 39%
We are good but have some
                                100, 33%
bugs, you know, the
occasional late build
We're terrible, lots of bugs,
never on time
   47% != 71%
Only 29% Happy with their current
 position 


                                         28, 9%
                              60, 20%
I like it          117, 38%
I like it a lot.
It's Ok                       100, 33%
No
Would you recommend your friend to
  work in your team? Only 23% would



           71, 23%
                       113, 37%
Maybe
No
Yes       121, 40%
Looking for another job?
   85% aren’t ?


                                 45, 15%
                      108, 35%
Actively looking
Keeping an open ear
No                                   152, 50%
But why…. ?
   Developers are not happy at their current position
   So they wouldn’t recommend a friend joining
   But they aren’t leaving their jobs
   Fail, 
Excellent tools and technical environment,
Happy? – 51%


                     10, 26%   10, 25%
I like it
I like it a lot.
It's Ok            9, 23%        10, 26%
No
Happy with your job? (29%)

                                                                                     60, 20%
                                                             117, 38%
                                  I like it                                                    28, 9%
                                  I like it a lot.
                                  It's Ok
                                  No                                                100, 33%




                   Great team, happy? (50%)                                            Love their boss, happy? (63%)

                                                                                                           2, 5%
                           15, 24%                     17, 27%
I like it
                                                                                                                        14, 34%
I like it a lot.                                                                                 13, 32%
                                                                        I like it
It's Ok                 16, 26%                          14, 23%        I like it a lot.
No
                                                                        It's Ok
                                                                        No                                    12, 29%
Happy with your job? (29%)                                   Less than 40 hours, happy? (30%)


                                               60, 20%
                                                                                                       22, 21%
                            117, 38%
I like it                                                28, 9%                          44, 41%
                                                                    I like it                                    8, 7%
I like it a lot.
                                                                    I like it a lot.
It's Ok
                                                                    It's Ok
No                                            100, 33%                                                 33, 31%
                                                                    No




                                          Happy with their salary, Happy? (%65)


                                                           6, 15%
                                                                                       15, 37%
                       I like it
                                             8, 20%
                       I like it a lot.
                       It's Ok
                       No

                                                                  11, 28%
My thoughts VS. Real-Life
Before
 We’re generally happy with our jobs:

 The people around us have a great effect on our happiness

 We’re earning a lot but not satisfied with it

 We’re working a lot of hours

After:
 Only 29% happy: Things could be better!

 If the money’s good and the boss is good, we’re good (65%)

 We don’t work more than 50 hours

 Testing, Code reviews: get real!

 Productivity: not really…
Favorite Color == BLUE


                    39, 13%

          64, 21%             146, 48%
Blue
Green
Other
Red
               56, 18%

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The secrets of developer happiness - Yuval Goldstein @ alphageeks 5

  • 1. THE SECRET OF DEVELOPER HAPPINESS? A SURVEY AMONG SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS Alphageeks IL, meetup #5, @yuvalgo, yuvalgo@gmail.com
  • 2. About the Survey  Who would answer a survey about their job?  Are we good/productive?  How people and environment affects us?  Are we happy at our jobs?  305 developers/managers answered in 3 days  Mostly from www.dzone.com and twitter links  DISCLAIMER
  • 3. Survey Population - Developers 7, 2% 32, 10% 20, 7% CIO/CTO/C*O/Architect Developer / QA / Graphic Design / Business Analyst Other 246, 81% Team leader of some sort (blank)
  • 4. Questions asked  Are you happy with your current position?  Do you respect your direct boss?  Are you looking for another job?  Are you happy with your current salary?  Would you recommend your friend to work in your team?  Do you do code reviews in your team?  Are you productive using the tools that you use (language, IDE, source control, database, build tools, runtime server platform)?  How professional are the people in your team?  How many hours do you work in an average week?  Does your team write developer tests code (unit testing, integration testing)?  How good are your team's deliverables?  Does your company communicate strategy, goals and customer feedback to you effectively?  What is your favorite color?
  • 5. My thoughts before the survey…  We’re generally happy with our jobs  The people around us have a great effect on our happiness  We’re earning a lot but not satisfied with it  We’re working a lot of hours
  • 6. How many hours a week do you work?  Less than 40 hours a week?  40-50?  50-60  60 +
  • 7. 87% working less than 50 hrs 7, 2% 107, 35% 40-50 158, 52% 50-60 Less than 40 More than 60 (OMFG) 33, 11%
  • 8. Satisfied with your salary? 60% are satisfied! 40, 13% It's great, I'm happy 80, 26% It's ok, not great 41, 14% 144, 47% It's terrible terrible terrible Not happy, need more cash!
  • 9. Do you respect your direct boss? Only 45%... He's ok but could be better 98, 32% 97, 32% I dont respect my boss at all I love my boss 41, 13% 69, 23% I respect my boss
  • 10. Good intra-communications? 20, 6% 110, 36% 97, 32% All the time Kinda.. Sometimes Strategy who? 78, 26%
  • 11. Methodology VS. Mythology  Do you conduct code reviews in your team?  Do you write developer (unit/integration) testing?  Are you using productive tools?  Is your team doing a good job?
  • 12. Do you do code reviews in your team? Not really… (only 8% do it all the time) 24, 8% All the time 161, 53% 120, 39% For 1 out of 3 or 5 tasks Not at all
  • 13. Productive tools? 51: yes, 49 no 39, 13% Excellent tools, very productive! 114, 37% 37, 12% I hate the tools I'm using, NOT productive at all I think the tools that I use 115, 38% makes me productive Productivity could be better
  • 14. How professional is your team? 71% says theirs good! 53, 17% Just barely 155, 51% 35, 12% Not at all They are good 62, 20% They're OK
  • 15. How good is your team (2) ? 47% says theirs good! Little bugs, allmost alwayes 24, 8% on time 62, 20% We are allmost ok, some bugs, sometimes late 119, 39% We are good but have some 100, 33% bugs, you know, the occasional late build We're terrible, lots of bugs, never on time
  • 16. 47% != 71%
  • 17. Only 29% Happy with their current position  28, 9% 60, 20% I like it 117, 38% I like it a lot. It's Ok 100, 33% No
  • 18. Would you recommend your friend to work in your team? Only 23% would 71, 23% 113, 37% Maybe No Yes 121, 40%
  • 19. Looking for another job? 85% aren’t ? 45, 15% 108, 35% Actively looking Keeping an open ear No 152, 50%
  • 20. But why…. ?  Developers are not happy at their current position  So they wouldn’t recommend a friend joining  But they aren’t leaving their jobs  Fail, 
  • 21. Excellent tools and technical environment, Happy? – 51% 10, 26% 10, 25% I like it I like it a lot. It's Ok 9, 23% 10, 26% No
  • 22. Happy with your job? (29%) 60, 20% 117, 38% I like it 28, 9% I like it a lot. It's Ok No 100, 33% Great team, happy? (50%) Love their boss, happy? (63%) 2, 5% 15, 24% 17, 27% I like it 14, 34% I like it a lot. 13, 32% I like it It's Ok 16, 26% 14, 23% I like it a lot. No It's Ok No 12, 29%
  • 23. Happy with your job? (29%) Less than 40 hours, happy? (30%) 60, 20% 22, 21% 117, 38% I like it 28, 9% 44, 41% I like it 8, 7% I like it a lot. I like it a lot. It's Ok It's Ok No 100, 33% 33, 31% No Happy with their salary, Happy? (%65) 6, 15% 15, 37% I like it 8, 20% I like it a lot. It's Ok No 11, 28%
  • 24. My thoughts VS. Real-Life Before  We’re generally happy with our jobs:  The people around us have a great effect on our happiness  We’re earning a lot but not satisfied with it  We’re working a lot of hours After:  Only 29% happy: Things could be better!  If the money’s good and the boss is good, we’re good (65%)  We don’t work more than 50 hours  Testing, Code reviews: get real!  Productivity: not really…
  • 25. Favorite Color == BLUE 39, 13% 64, 21% 146, 48% Blue Green Other Red 56, 18%