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Caribbean Developer Survey

Update 23 March 2022 - Survey is now live at link below. Please share to get more responses.

https://forms.gle/QwWJ88PfxqHeVZxv7



I want to conduct a Caribbean Developers survey to get an idea and one view of the state of the Caribbean Developer space. The results will be shared here on my blog. These are the questions that I would like to be asked. What questions would you want to be included? Share in the comments below. Once I have a final list of questions I would create a survey in survey monkey or some similar service and share that and update this blog post with a link.

Age?
Country?
Position?
Industry?
Education Level?
Certifications?
Technologies used?
Languages used?
Developer websites you visit?
What can be done to improve the developer space in the Caribbean?
What developer trends are you following?
Do you think developers should be paid more in your country?
How would you rate yourself as a developer?
Is there a brain drain or brain surplus in your country?
Do you have a mentor?
Have you participated in a hackathon?
Years experience?
Do you contribute to open source projects?
Do you have a blog?
Do you work from home?
Do you work remotely for a company outside the Caribbean?
What conferences have you attended?
Advice for developers in the Caribbean?
What questions would you want to be asked in a future survey?
Provide feedback about this survey?

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