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Final Thoughts on the State of the Web Survey

Over the summer we ran a community survey called State of the Web. We asked developers, web and otherwise, to weigh in on their thoughts on the the web as a platform for users and developers. The World Wide Web is one of the most ubiquitous platforms ever created and will remain critical to computing for any foreseeable future. It is a technology that evolves quickly and is a topic that needs regular visits. That's an understatement.

Despite the web’s importance, it is far from a perfect platform. With needs of balancing compatibility, innovation, and standards development, the web can often seem like a chaotic mess. Silicon Valley browser giants each have their own motivations for feature development, while developers and users across the world all have their own needs. Somehow we make this resilient platform work.

Our survey of 2,000 developers helped us find out that CSS flex-box has indeed reached critical use among developers, disabling JavaScript on the web remains a heated debate, and that dog people are more disciplined developers than cat people. That last one seems pretty clear in the corollary data, try and prove it wrong!

Here are a few posts relating to the survey you might want to check out. There were many analyses and discussions though, if you know of a good one I didn’t list, feel free to leave it in the comments.











The DEV Survey on BigQuery

State Of The Web Data from Dev.to

GitHub logo MartyHimmel / DEV-state-of-the-web-2018

dev.to "State of the Web" survey results

A quick and dirty visualization of the results from dev.to's "State of the Web" survey.

View results

The surveyresults.csv file has the original data from the Call for Analysis post.

results.json includes a cleaned up version to make it easier to use with Google Charts. Answers of "(blank)" and "" were removed and duplicate questions (multiple choice questions - the results were stored in multiple columns in the CSV) were merged. The parser script handles most of it, with the exception of merging the questions and their respective answer arrays.








For a deeper dive, here is an Excel file or CSV of the raw data from the survey.

We rely on the web every day, and each bit of data helps when we make choices. Please user these results to inform some of your choices or win a debate on your web development team.

Happy coding!

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James Noah

Questionnaires designed to gauge customer satisfaction are excellent tools for finding out what clients think about a company's goods and services as well as their overall purchasing experience.
PublixSurvey.Com

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Kolang Purae

You need to customize your card before you can activate it online. Activating your card comes next when you connect into your account. The second step is to log into your L.L. Bean credit card account. You will eventually be able to use a mobile app to activate your Card. Activate.llbeanmastercard.com

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John David

Burlington respects the privacy of its clients and makes every effort to keep the information supplied on Burlingtonfeedback.com private and safe. The survey's collection of personal data is secure and used only to enhance the products and services offered by the shop.

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Bumper Mona

Walmart is a massive supermarket and general merchandise business. It is now interested in receiving feedback and thoughts from customers and provides services in several countries. Walmart provides its consumers with prizes.
Survey.walmart.com

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Theodore Leo

Comprehending the Texas Chicken Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Church: The purpose of the survey is to collect insightful feedback from our valued patrons, such as yourself.
Churchschickensurvey.com

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Daniel Lucas

You are welcome to take part in TJMaxx's customer survey and compete to win a $500 gift card if you have recently visited! Let's examine this survey's specifics.
PublixSurvey.Com

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sallan will

Taco Bell uses the TellTheBell survey as a vital tool to get input from its customers. Customers that participate offer insightful feedback on their eating experiences, which aids the business in raising the caliber of its cuisine and customer service.
TellTheBell.com

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Henry Oliver

It's not insane of you to believe that the restaurant poll will provide you with the necessary information. You can choose whether or not to participate in the study and receive a complimentary lunch from the restaurant by reading the following details regarding the company's research.
Talktohannaford.com

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munna therock

A fast-casual restaurant chain based in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France is called Chipotle Mexican Grill. Founded by Steve Ells in 1993, the firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
ChipotleFeedback.com

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Yahoo Munna007

Expensive incentives are not necessary. Gift cards are usually the prize in a raffle. A corporation may give out free Starbucks coffees to all participants if they acquire micro-gift cards easily online.

Lowe’s Survey

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