.NET Foundation Ecosystem Survey

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey about the .NET community. The purpose of this survey is to better understand the current state of the .NET community, including the needs and concerns of its members. Your responses will help us improve the health and sustainability of the .NET community.

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* 1. What is your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 2. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Other (specify)

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* 3. Which race/ethnicity best describes you? (Please choose only one.)

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian / Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Hispanic

White / Caucasian

Multiple ethnicity / Other (please specify)

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* 4. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 5. In what country do you live?

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* 6. How many years have you been working with .NET?

Less than 1

More than 20

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 7. What is your primary use for .NET? (Web development, desktop development, mobile development, gaming, other)

Web Development

Desktop Development

Mobile Development

Gaming

Cloud Native

IoT

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Which .NET frameworks do you use most frequently? (1 being lowest, 5 being highest)

	1	2	3	4	5
.NET Framework	.NET Framework 1	.NET Framework 2	.NET Framework 3	.NET Framework 4	.NET Framework 5
.NET Core (including .NET 5,6,7)	.NET Core (including .NET 5,6,7) 1	.NET Core (including .NET 5,6,7) 2	.NET Core (including .NET 5,6,7) 3	.NET Core (including .NET 5,6,7) 4	.NET Core (including .NET 5,6,7) 5
Xamarin	Xamarin 1	Xamarin 2	Xamarin 3	Xamarin 4	Xamarin 5
Mono	Mono 1	Mono 2	Mono 3	Mono 4	Mono 5
Unity	Unity 1	Unity 2	Unity 3	Unity 4	Unity 5
UWP	UWP 1	UWP 2	UWP 3	UWP 4	UWP 5

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* 9. Which .NET language(s) do you primarily use?

Visual Basic

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* 10. Which .NET development environments do you use most frequently? (1 being lowest, 5 being highest)

	1	2	3	4	5
Visual Studio	Visual Studio 1	Visual Studio 2	Visual Studio 3	Visual Studio 4	Visual Studio 5
JetBrains Rider	JetBrains Rider 1	JetBrains Rider 2	JetBrains Rider 3	JetBrains Rider 4	JetBrains Rider 5
Visual Studio Code	Visual Studio Code 1	Visual Studio Code 2	Visual Studio Code 3	Visual Studio Code 4	Visual Studio Code 5
GitHub Codespaces	GitHub Codespaces 1	GitHub Codespaces 2	GitHub Codespaces 3	GitHub Codespaces 4	GitHub Codespaces 5
AWS Cloud9	AWS Cloud9 1	AWS Cloud9 2	AWS Cloud9 3	AWS Cloud9 4	AWS Cloud9 5

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* 11. Which .NET technologies are you most interested in learning or using in the future?

MAUI

Blazor

Orleans

AOT

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What are some challenges you face when working with the .NET ecosystem?

Language Features

Navigating Third-Party Libraries

Testing Cross-Platform

Choice of tools

Documentation/Samples

Modernizing Legacy Code-bases

Other (please specify)

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* 13. How frequently do you use .NET in your work?

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* 14. How important is .NET to your career?

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* 15. Are you an active member of the .NET community? (Attending events, participating in online discussions, contributing to open-source projects, etc.)

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* 16. How would you rate the inclusivity and diversity of the .NET community? (1 being lowest, 5 being highest)

	1	2	3	4	5
Inclusivity	Inclusivity 1	Inclusivity 2	Inclusivity 3	Inclusivity 4	Inclusivity 5
Diversity	Diversity 1	Diversity 2	Diversity 3	Diversity 4	Diversity 5

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* 17. Are there any changes you would like to see in the .NET community to make it more welcoming and inclusive?

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* 18. How do you typically learn new .NET skills? (Online tutorials, courses, books, mentoring, etc.)

Courses (Pluralsight, Udemy)

Video-based learning

Blogs/Documentation

Creating small projects

Other (please specify)

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* 19. How often do you actively seek to improve your .NET skills?

Never

Not Very Often

Somewhat Often

Often

Very Often

Never

Not Very Often

Somewhat Often

Often

Very Often

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* 20. How important is continued skill development to your career?

Not Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Not Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

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* 21. Are there any barriers you face in learning and skill development related to .NET?

If Yes, Please Specify)

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* 22. How satisfied are you with the current state of the .NET community? (1 is lowest, 5 is highest)

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* 23. Are there any specific areas where you think the .NET community could improve?

Yes

If Yes, Please Specify

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* 24. How likely are you to recommend the .NET community to others?

Not Likely

Somewhat Likely

Very Likely

Not Likely

Somewhat Likely

Very Likely

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* 25. What are the biggest challenges you face when working with the .NET ecosystem?

Constant Evolution of the technology

Documentation

Tooling

Other (please specify)

.NET Foundation Ecosystem Survey

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* 1. What is your age?

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* 2. What is your gender?

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* 3. Which race/ethnicity best describes you? (Please choose only one.)

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* 4. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 5. In what country do you live?

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* 6. How many years have you been working with .NET?

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* 7. What is your primary use for .NET? (Web development, desktop development, mobile development, gaming, other)

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* 8. Which .NET frameworks do you use most frequently? (1 being lowest, 5 being highest)

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* 9. Which .NET language(s) do you primarily use?

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* 10. Which .NET development environments do you use most frequently? (1 being lowest, 5 being highest)

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* 11. Which .NET technologies are you most interested in learning or using in the future?

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* 12. What are some challenges you face when working with the .NET ecosystem?

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* 13. How frequently do you use .NET in your work?

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* 14. How important is .NET to your career?

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* 15. Are you an active member of the .NET community? (Attending events, participating in online discussions, contributing to open-source projects, etc.)

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* 16. How would you rate the inclusivity and diversity of the .NET community? (1 being lowest, 5 being highest)

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* 17. Are there any changes you would like to see in the .NET community to make it more welcoming and inclusive?

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* 18. How do you typically learn new .NET skills? (Online tutorials, courses, books, mentoring, etc.)

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* 19. How often do you actively seek to improve your .NET skills?

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* 20. How important is continued skill development to your career?

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* 21. Are there any barriers you face in learning and skill development related to .NET?

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* 22. How satisfied are you with the current state of the .NET community? (1 is lowest, 5 is highest)

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* 23. Are there any specific areas where you think the .NET community could improve?

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* 24. How likely are you to recommend the .NET community to others?

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* 25. What are the biggest challenges you face when working with the .NET ecosystem?

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* 26. Is there anything else you would like to share about the .NET community or your experience with it?