145 respondants.
How many years of IT experience do you have?
| Less than 5 years |
10% |
| 5 to 9 years |
16% |
| 10 to 15 years |
38% |
| 16 years and more |
36% |
How many years of WO experience do you have?
| Less than 5 years |
27% |
| 5 to 9 years |
43% |
| 10 years and more |
30% |
Please rate your WebObjects knowledge
| Novice |
11% |
| Intermediate |
44% |
| Advanced |
45% |
What kind of programming background did you have before learning WebObjects?
| Java (JRE, applets, J2ME) |
58% |
| C/C++ |
53% |
| Objective-C (Cocoa, NeXTStep, OpenStep, YellowBox) |
28% |
| PHP |
24% |
| PERL |
22% |
| J2EE (Spring, Struts, JSF, etc.) |
18% |
| .NET |
6% |
| Visual Basic/ASP (before .NET) |
4% |
| None |
4% |
| REALbasic |
4% |
| Delphi |
3% |
| AppleScript |
2% |
| Lasso |
2% |
| Lingo |
2% |
| Python |
2% |
| Ruby |
2% |
| Other |
12% |
How much % of your time in your work week do you develop with WebObjects?
| Less than 25% |
21% |
| Between 25% and 49% |
19% |
| Between 50% and 75% |
18% |
| More than 75% |
42% |
How did you start using WebObjects?
| Took a new job where WO is used |
44% |
| Learn about it on Apple's (or NeXT) Web site |
23% |
| Found it in the dev tools and was curious |
11% |
| Other, please specify |
10% |
| Local user group presentation/demo |
5% |
| Read about it on an another Web site outside of Apple or NeXT |
3% |
| Learn about it at WWDC |
2% |
| Read about it in a magazine |
1% |
| Read about it on wocommunity.org |
1% |
What kind of WO training did you take to learn WO?
| Self-learning with books |
73% |
| Self-learning with Apple documentation |
63% |
| Apple Authorised training courses |
23% |
| Training done inside my organization |
23% |
| Self-learning without Apple documentation |
5% |
| Custom training outside my organization |
6% |
| Training at Big Nerd Ranch |
3% |
| Tutoring from other developers |
3% |
| WWDC |
2% |
| WOWODC |
1% |
| WOCOA Meeting |
1% |
| At school |
1% |
Where do you go for WebObjects information and help?
| Mailing lists |
75% |
| The wiki |
40% |
| Apple documentation |
24% |
| Google |
19% |
| Books |
10% |
| Wocommunity.org |
9% |
| Collegues or friends |
5% |
| Help from well-know community members |
5% |
| Wonder documentation |
3% |
| Paid support |
2% |
| Twitter |
2% |
| Local user group |
2% |
| Jad |
1% |
| Blogs |
1% |
| WOWODC videos |
1% |
Have you attended WWDC in the past?
Have you attended WOWODC in the past?
Are you aware of the community wiki (wiki.objectstyle.org)?
Are you aware that podcasts are available on wocommunity.org?
Which version of Eclipse are you using?
| 3.3.x |
14% |
| 3.4.x |
65% |
| 3.5.x |
21% |
