Survey Results

 In February, 2008, Nitobi ran an online survey about web design and
 development tools and technologies. We reached out to web designers
 and developers through blogs, Facebook, discussion forums and so
 forth. We ended up with 570 respondents, and you can see their answers
 below.

Q1. How long have you been working as a web designer or developer?

• Less than one: 38
• 1-2 years: 93
• 3-5 years: 127
• More than five: 312

Q2. Describe your level of expertise.

• Beginner: 40
• Intermediate: 158
• Advanced: 310
• Guru: 63

Q3. Which development platforms are you using (select all that apply)?

• PHP: 296
• Just HTML and CSS: 289
• Java (other): 177
• .Net: 163
• Cold Fusion: 105
• JSP: 105
• Servlets: 89
• Other (please specify): 57
• Struts: 51
• Python: 46
• Rails: 42
• Flex: 27
• JSF: 23

Q4. Which development tools do you use (select all that apply)?

• Eclipse: 289
• Dreamweaver: 241
• NotePad: 156
• Visual Studio: 154
• Aptana: 105
• Other (please specify): 80
• Textmate: 42
• Flex Builder: 39
• BBEdit: 36
• NotePad++: 33

Q5. What causes you the most pain in designing and development websites?

• Browser compatibility: 303
• Deployment: 34
• CSS: 36
• Javascript: 65
• Testing: 114
• Other (please specify): 18

Q6. Are you currently, or have you ever used Adobe/Macromedia Flash in your web work?

• Yes: 410
• No: 160

Q7. Are you currently, or have you ever used Adobe Flex in your web work?

• Yes: 247
• No: 323

Q8. Are you currently, or have you ever used Ajax in your web work?

• Yes: 420
• No: 150

Q9. If so, why did you choose Ajax?

• I want to build slicker applications: 38
• Improve user's experience: 276
• Easy to use: 29
• Saves money: 2
• Saves time: 13
• My boss wants it: 25
• Other (please specify): 24

Q10. If you're using Ajax, what toolkits or frameworks are you using in your projects (select all that apply)?

• jQuery: 144
• Prototype: 143
• Scriptaculous: 127
• YUI: 99
• Ajax for ASP.Net (Atlas): 91
• Mootools: 65
• Dojo: 63
• ExtJs: 61
• Nitobi: 61
• Spry: 29
• Other (please specify): 27
• GWT: 19
• JMaki: 6
• Mochikit: 2

Q11. If you do work with Ajax, are you satisfied with the current set of Ajax development tools?

• Yes: 257
• No: 156

See the full survey results in an Excel spreadsheet.