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1. What is your primary job function?
Programmer/Developer	Web Designer/Producer
System Administrator	IS/MIS Manager/Staff
Web Master	Student
Consultant	NA
CEO/CIO/CFO/VP/Director
Other:

2. Which of the following languages/technologies do you work with?
Apache	Mindstorms	Sendmail
ASP	Object Database	SQL
C/C++	Palm OS	Tcl/Tk
FreeBSD	Perl	Unix
Java	PHP	VB Script
JavaScript	Python	Visual Basic
Linux	Rebol	Windows
Macintosh	Samba	XML
Other:

3. Which operating systems do you reguarly use?
Windows 95/98	Linux	HP-UX
Windows NT	Sun Solaris
Unix (any flavor)	Macintosh
Other:

4. What is your role for making purchase decisions for technology products/services for your company?
Determine Needs	Recommed purchases
Evaluate/test products	Authorize purchases
Develop specifications	Not involved

5. What is your company's annual budget for software and services?
1 million+	$250,000-$500,000	below $100,000
$500,000-$1 million	$100,000-$250,000	NA

6. Which types of technology products and hardware are you involved in purchasing?

Components/Class/Libraries/Frameworks

GUI/Visual/Graphic Programming Tools

Testing and Debugging Tools

Java Development Tools

Training/ Consulting

Middleware/ ORBS

Design and Modeling Tools

Database

Web Development Tools

Other:

7. How many people work for your company?
2,500+	500-2,500	101-500	51-100	1-50	NA

8. What is your level of education?
High School	Masters (MA/MS) degree
Some college	Doctorate (PhD degree)
AA degree	Technical
Undergraduate (BA/BS degree)	NA

9. What is your household income?
$0-$24K/year	$50-$74K/year	$100K+/year
$25-$49K/year	$75-99K/year	NA

10. Have you purchased technology products/ services online for business use in the last 6 months?
yes	no	NA

11. Do you plan to purchase technology products/ services online for business use in the next 12 months?
yes	no	NA

12. Which sources do you go to for product information when purchasing technology? (Select all that apply)

The Web

Articles in magazines/ newspapers

Advertisements in magazines/ newspapers

Advice from business associates

Direct Mail Catalogues

Trade Shows

Computer Dealers

Web Site Discussion Areas ( chat, email newsletters, threads, etc.)

Television

Other:

13. Gender
Male	Female	NA

14. Age
Under 18	26-35	46-55	Over 66
19-25	36-45	56-65	NA

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The O'Reilly Network Developer Survey

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