The latest articles on DEV Community by Nars (@nars). https://dev.to/nars https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F615639%2F0de5a36c-37da-4f09-91bc-d38d64dc140f.png https://dev.to/nars en Nars Sun, 16 Jul 2023 22:10:49 +0000 https://dev.to/nars/experiences-of-early-career-software-developers-survey-34a2 https://dev.to/nars/experiences-of-early-career-software-developers-survey-34a2 <h3> An evidence-based software engineering study </h3> <h4> TLDR; Are you a software developer* with <strong>less than five years of experience</strong>? Share your experience in our 10-minute survey. </h4> <p>Your contributions may help inform future early career engineers and their managers about what works and what doesn't during onboarding and beyond.</p> <p>*<em>Software developer, QA engineer, infra engineer, network engineer, security engineer, site reliability, dev ops, data engineer or related; or any type of lead or manager role.</em></p> <h4> <a href="https://seattleux.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7V6HQ1gFbHJAyd8">Go to Survey</a> </h4> <h3> Purpose of this Study </h3> <p>It is no secret that landing an entry-level software development role as a new graduate or early-career software developer in a saturated market is an arduous and highly competitive endeavor.</p> <p>According to DataUSA, in the United States alone upwards of 50 thousand computer science degrees were awarded in 2020 and that number is expected to grow 12% each year.</p> <h4> But what happened after you landed that role? </h4> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--I9Kt_yPn--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/38lup0not0nn8sbkzwz9.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--I9Kt_yPn--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/38lup0not0nn8sbkzwz9.png" alt="LinkedIn New Role Banner" width="800" height="450"></a></p> <p>The purpose of this study is to learn more about:</p> <ol> <li><p>What is anecdotally called a “sink-or-swim” environment, the effects of this environment, and the actions that they take when they encounter it.</p></li> <li><p>Gather evidence of what does not qualify as a sink-or-swim environment.</p></li> <li> <p>Gather evidence of what served as a positive environment for early-career developers.</p> <h4> <a href="https://seattleux.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7V6HQ1gFbHJAyd8">Go to Survey</a> </h4> <p>Research Team </p> </li> </ol> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--J6Il7KCD--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6k4r8dql5hyf4mkwcqs2.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--J6Il7KCD--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_800/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6k4r8dql5hyf4mkwcqs2.png" alt="Research Team Photos" width="800" height="431"></a></p> <p><strong>Xin Zhao</strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Seattle University. His research spans Empirical Software Engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, Code Smells, and Systems Models Refactoring. View his website <a href="https://qhd-zhaoxin.github.io/">here</a>.</p> <p><strong>Narissa</strong> (Nars) Tsuboi is a Master of Computer Science candidate at Seattle University. She is interested in human factors in software engineering, <a href="https://nars.cc/community-smells-in-software-engineering">community smells</a>, and developer morale.</p> <h4> Contact </h4> <p>For any questions or concerns about this study please email <a href="mailto:tsuboin@seattleu.edu">tsuboin@seattleu.edu</a>.</p> <p>You can read my other articles at my website <a href="https://nars.cc/">https://nars.cc/</a>. </p> devrel career computerscience developer