In my opinion programming surveys should focus on development area and leave demographics, personal questions to someone else.

I see no other reason for asking these questions than following the money.

  • Ephera
    10•2 years ago

    I don’t understand why it shouldn’t be included. It can give interesting insights, for example, I’ve noticed that relatively many transgender people work in IT security.

    Might be, because they’ve had to protect themselves from assholes and so have a natural disposition towards that field.
    So far, that’s a pretty worthless pet theory of mine. A survey can help to prove or deny such a theory by providing empirical data.

    Which is really all that a survey ever does. To provide interesting insights. So yeah, why not include it?