Don pointed us to the Computerworld Development Survey, where we learn that developers use .NET and C# more than other frameworks and languages.
In the survey, you can read this:
| What is your current position/job function? |
| IT manager |
38% |
| Developer |
36% |
| Non-developer IT staff |
8% |
| Non-IT manager |
5% |
| Other |
13% |
There are more IT managers than developers? What gives? Another table I had problems with is this one:
| What is your current employment status? |
| Employed in organization with more than 100 employees |
86% |
| Employed in organization with 100 or fewer employees |
7% |
| Self-employed |
6% |
| Not employed* |
1% |
Hmmm, that looks strange. I felt there were more smaller companies around. Then I read the end of the article:
Methodology
This study was conducted among subscribers to Computerworld.
Ok, now I understand. Surveys are biased by definition. You need the definition to understand them! My understanding is:
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Computerworld is read by IT managers, not developers.
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Big companies subscribe to Computerworld for their IT department. Small companies put their money elsewhere first.